Éva Jobbágy, deputy chair of the Armenian minority council in Veszprém, said that Armenians are among the longest-existing nations in the world and posses an enormous cultural heritage that has been preserved in spite of the disapora of Armenians around the world.
Gábor Limbacher, the director of the Laczkó Dezső Veszprém County Museum, said in his address that a nation that speaks just one language is a weak one, quoting Saint Stephen King of Hungary. He spoke about the wandering of Armenians, their meeting with Hungarians, and the parallels that exist in the two nations? history, which he said all demonstrated that diversity creates strength.
Archbishop
Avanesian Alex, the deputy chair of the national Armenian council, said that Armenians lived in many places around the world but tried to maintain their identity everywhere, and the national council in Hungary considered it a mission to present their culture in as many places as possible.
As well as an overview of Aremenian history, the exhibition presents old Armenian manuscripts and books as well as Bronze Age jewellery and statues.
It can be seen until July 2.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
