Armenian khachkars exhibition to open in Louvre in fall

YEREVAN (YERKIR) – An exhibition of Armenian khachkars (cross stones) will open this fall in Louvre within the framework of the Year of Armenia in France, reported the press office of the Armenian Embassy in Paris.

The Year of Armenia is France will begin on September 21, 2006 on the Armenian Independence Day and finish July 14, 2007, on the French Independence Day. The program provides for some 200 events in 40 cities of France.