Her Excellency Ms. Dziunik Aghajanian, Ambassador of Armenia.
By Roy Lie A Tjam.
The Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia in the Netherlands, Her Excellency Ms. Dziunik Aghajanian, hosted a reception to celebrate Armenia’s 26th Anniversary of Independence and the 25th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Armenia and the Netherlands. The venue was Theater Diligentia, The Hague on 5 October 2017.
In her welcome remarks, Ambassador Aghajanian cordially welcomed the large, turnout. She emphasized the relationship between her country and the Kingdom of The Netherlands and their solid alliance. The ambassador recounted how The Netherlands have stood by Armenia every step of the way in their development.
Assisting in dealings with the World Bank and IMF for example. The journey was not always easy, however, today Armenia is no longer “a receiving country but one that also contributes”. The military peacekeepers are an example thereof, Armenia is surging ahead!
The next speaker at the event was Mr. Adeiaan Palm, representative of the Eastern Partnership and Eastern neighborhood countries, MFA, in The Netherlands. Mr. Palm applauded the pleasant cooperation with Armenia.
The evening’s program continued with a concert by the Armenian string quartet, Komitas, under the artistic director Mr. Eduard Tadevosyan. Komitas is a musical ensemble of four string players – two violin players, a viola player and a cellist. It’s one of the oldest string quartet in the world.
Other members of the ensemble are Mr. Alexander Kosemyan, Mrs. Suzy Yeritsyan and Mrs. Angela Sargsyan. Komitas played pieces by Handel, Schubert- just to name a few. The Komitas quartet will also perform in Maastricht-Limburg in the south of the Netherlands. The patron saint of Maastricht is Bishop St. Servaas who happens to have been born in Armenia.
Closing the event, Ambassador Dziunik Aghajanian invited fellow Ambassadors, officials, and other guests to a reception where everyone including those of the Armenian diaspora, mingled while enjoying traditional Armenian finger food.
