27th anniversary of Armenia’s Independence in Budapest

The celebration of the 27th anniversary of Armenia’s independence took place at Budapest’s 7th region, at KA11 Cultural Center on 28 of September, which was organized by Armenian Youth Association .

The event was attended by Director of the Association Nikoghos Akopian, deputy of the Hungarian parliament Bajkai Istvan, founder of the Armenian national autonomy in Hungary Alex Avanesian and others.

After the words of greetings and gratitude, renowned Armenian pianist Gayane Jaghatspanyan and opera singer Nelson Sahakyan performed Komitas, Aram Khachatryan, Rakhmaninov and other works. In the second half of the event, the guests got acquainted with the history of Armenian carpets and the Armenian families in Hungary, who were font of carpet making. Afterwards, guests tasted Armenian traditional dishes, enjoying Armenian cognac and wine.