2024-04-26 15:17:53
On June 21, the 8th International Day of Yoga was celebrated in the territory of the “Mother Armenia” military history museum of the “Victory” park with the cooperation of the Ministry of Military Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Embassy of India in the Republic of Armenia.
Alfred Kocharyan, the Deputy Minister of CGMS, and Kishan Dan Deval, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to the Republic of Armenia, participated in the event and gave a speech of welcome.
“By joining this initiative, we want to show that as a country with a rich culture, we attach great importance to the world’s cultural heritage and gladly support the popularization of other cultures in Armenia,” said the Deputy Minister of the KGMS, emphasizing the importance of the role of yoga as a component of a healthy lifestyle. :
According to Alfred Kocharyan, the events dedicated to yoga in Armenia value the intercultural dialogue between Armenia and India, its ongoing process, as well as the centuries-old friendship and cooperation of the Armenian and Indian peoples.
In 2014, the UN General Assembly declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga. Armenia was among the 179 countries that voted in favor of that decision. Since 2015, International Yoga Day has been celebrated all over the world.
Yoga means union between the human individual and the essence of the universe, the main idea being peace, non-violence.
“I am very happy to see that yoga has found its place in Armenia. Armenian society is quite peaceful, you don’t like violence. You are familiar with the ideas of yoga,” Ambassador Kishan Dan Deval said.
During the event, yoga specialists demonstrated various yoga positions with the participation of the attendees and those interested in yoga, and commented on their significance.