My weapon is my biography – Ex-culture minister positive on Writers’ Union presidency plan

Hovik Hoveyan, a former minister of culture who has placed his bid in the current campaign for the Writers’ Union president, appears to be very optimistic about his chances of winning. 

In an interview with Tert.am, Hoveyan said that he considers his past biography a good tool for ensuring his success.

“I see myself in any kind of character. I have proved with my biography that I can be both a good or bad organizer and a [writer] with a good or poor creative talent. My weapon is my biography,” he said, when asked to comment on the traditional disputes over the character of the Writers’ Union president (whether that person has to be a good organizer or a good writer).

Hoveyan said that he is very skeptical about the rumors that the Union no longer serves its real mission.

“Those are gossips. The Writers’ Union is not a dead body. That’s an organization which must not be discredited; we are sick and tired of those conversations,” he said.