Armenian Film Director Attacked in Moscow

PanARMENIAN.Net - Another Armenian - Secretary of the Union of Cinematographers of Armenia Mikayel Dovlatyan - is attacked in Moscow, report participants of the Forum of National Cinematography. According to them, Sunday in Oktyabrskaya metro pedestrian crossing a group of unknown persons attacked Dovlatyan. He was hit on his head with a bottle, then those attacking «fled in a cowardly manner.» The participants of the Forum of National Cinematography addressed the Moscow and federal authorities. «Cases similar to that, which happened to Mikayel Dovlatyan, can have extremely destructive impact on our humanitarian cooperation,» their statement says. «We urge leaders of Russia and Moscow not to admit it,» the statement runs. The open letter is signed by heads of the Confederation of the Unions of Cinematographers, as well as heads of the Unions of Cinematographers of Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, reports the Ekho Moskvy.