Armenian community to take part in cuisine festival in Buryatia

A republican festival of traditional cuisines, "Living cultural ties between peoples of Buryatia", is to be held at the Transbaikal ethnographic museum in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russia, on the margins of the Baikal international tourist forum, September 9.

"Such festivals are most popular throughout the world for a number of reasons. The major reason is that all those wishing can get acquainted with traditional cuisines and culture of peoples living together," said Sergey Vasilyev, an official of the Consumer Market and Licensing Service, Republic of Buryatia.

National cultural centers of Tajiks, Uzbeks, Tatars, Armenians, Germans, Azerbaijanis, Jews and other peoples will participate in the festival.

The participants will hold expositions of their national cuisines, and national song and dance companies will give concerts.