June 3, 2005 - 08:20 AMT
INTERNATIONAL FLOWER FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN TODAY
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.