June 3, 2005 - 08:20 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net -
International Flower Festival with the participation of representatives of Armenia, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Bulgarian will be held in Yerevan today. Various events such as a contest in study of flora among the parliamentarians of different states and an awarding ceremony for achievements in art, science, business and economy will be organized. Besides a 1-kilometer feast table for 3000 people will be laid for the event participants. Armenian pop-stars and well-known Russian art workers and singers - Armen Jigarkhanian, Lidia Fedoseyeva-Shukshina, Josif Kobzon, Soso Pavliashvili, Diana Gurtskaya, Valentin Yudashkin's Fashion Theater as well as popular Russian humorists are expected to take part in the festival. Well-known Russian actor Leonid Yakubovich will act as compere, RIA Novosti reports.