03/11/2009 16:44
The Union of Armenian Writers has a new Publishing house
Today in the Union of Armenian Writers was opened a new publishing house after Levon Zaven Syurmelyan. Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) has covered the expenses of the publishing house, which has provided the fund from the means of Levon Zaven Syurmelyan.
On the opening ceremony of the publishing house the president of the Armenian Union of Writers Levon Ananyan, Perch Serdakyan the President of the Armenian General Benevolent Union, writers and guests were present.
The publishing house belongs to the Union of the Armenian writers where the books of its members can be published as well as other valuable literature.
“First of all the books of the members of the Union that are under the governmental order will be published”, - said Vahagn Mughnetsyan the director of the new publishing house and informed the journalists that the publishing house has been filled with the needed personnel and machines and is ready to publish books this year already.
UAW president Levon Ananyan attached importance to the fact of the UAW having its own publishing house and mentioned that still they have a lot to do.
“We have many projects; to enlarge the publishing house and the publishing institution”, - mentioned the president of the Union of the Armenian Writers and added that there are some areas next the UAW publishing house which will later belong to one union of different institutions like typing house, publishing center and editorials of daily newspapers.
Besides all these events Levon Ananyan touched upon the project of opening a bookstore in the UAW publishing house which as L. Ananyan mentioned is their biggest dream.