On July 12, the reception in honour of the participants of the international film-festival “Golden Apricot” was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Numerous guests that have arrived for the participation in the film-festival, the organizers of the “Golden Apricot”, Ambassadors accredited in Yerevan, as well as representatives of international organizations attended the reception.

Famous representatives of world cinematography Alain Terzian, Atom Egoyan and Claudia Cardinale were among the guests.
At the reception Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian made welcoming remarks, particularly mentioning; “The international festival “Golden Apricot” is expanding its traditions and geography year by year, by gathering artists from more and more countries of the world, and even though they speak different languages, they communicate in the same language – the language of cinema, which contains a great uniting power.”

“Throughout its whole history the mankind has dreamed of stopping the time and the photographic art partially managed to do that. However if photography stops the moment for a single second, the cinema stops twenty-four moments in one second. And probably it is the admirable power and sacrament of cinematography,” the Armenian Foreign Minister said.

“When the “Golden Apricot” comes, the festival is always welcomed in Armenia with great enthusiasm and is really a feast for all of us. I wish the seventh festival in Yerevan to remain in your memories as a feast that is always with us,” Edward Nalbandian summed up.