YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. About 100 young people from marzes of Armenia and from Artsakh, who were recognized winners in the previous 2 stages, will take part on November 13 in the 3rd final stage of the "Armenia is my Fatherland" republican youth festival organized by the RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Issues. As Artur Poghosian, the RA Deputy Minister of Culture and Youth Issues stated at the November 13 press conference, the goal of this festival being organized with periodicity of 2 years is to find out gifted and talented youth performers and creators to support in future growth of gifted ones and their creative fate. In the Deputy Minister's words, 700 young people from all the marzes of the republic and from Artsakh participated at the beginning in the photo, painting, applied arts, fashion, ethnographic, popular and author's song competitions of the festival started from July 15 of this year. The 2nd stage of the festival was held in the marzes from August 20 to October 1. The Ministry allocated 8 mln drams for holding the festival. After the end of the 3rd stage, a gala concert will also take place on November 13 at the Chamber Music House, just where the results of the final stage of the festival will be summed up.

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