Aravot.am asked Minster of Culture Armen Amiryan his attitude towards honorary awards, whether they are not outdated today.
“I do not consider the titles wrong, the questions of awards are different, for example, the state should award Armen Elbakyan, let’s say, for best performing “Pepo” and for making an event in our society, but as for the titles, when they honor titles in the same professional field, it seems they distinguish between more or less talented. On the other hand while we have that institution inherited from the USSR, we should treat such institutions very carefully, all these should be arranged maximum fair in order not to offend the people in the field. When the society will be ready to renounce the titles, we will also renounce. Today the society is not ready to renounce. Every day I receive hundreds of letters asking to give them the title of the honorary,” said the Minister.
Gohar HAKOBYAN.
