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Saakashvili as a Subject of Armenian Contemporary Art (PHOTOS)

Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili, who was in Venice attending the opening of 54th Venice Art Biennial this weekend, paid a visit to Armenia’s Pavilion, which is represented this year by local artists Mher Azatyan, Astghik Melkonyan and Grigor Khachatryan.

Khachatryan, who is also the founder and director of the Accidents Planning National Center, is represented at the Venice Art Biennial with a series under the them of “official meetings.” Thus, the Georgian leader rounded out the series of those happy people whose good fortune allowed them to meet with Grigor Khachatryan, in whose manifesto it says, “I’m not a human, I’m Grigor Khachatryan. You’re not a human, you’re Grigor Khachatryan’s contemporaries.”

Photographer Quynh Dong immortalized the chief planner of accidents’ meeting with Saakashvili.

Prior to the Georgian president, portrayed in the “Official Meetings” series was builder Ashot Duryan (pictured below), with whom during the conversation was discussed issues concerning construction work planned for guests of the fine arts school in Yerevan (Grigor Khachatryan is the school’s principal).

The meeting with Susanna Mnatsakanyan (pictured below), the head of sanitation services at the same school, took place during Khachatryan’s birthday celebrations (during the period from Oct. to Feb. each year and the rest of the months of the year).

In this regard, Khachatryan congratulated Mnatsakanyan, wishing her success, health and happiness in her personal life, and in her work “for the glory of the homeland” and “in the fear of enemies.” The parties noted the physical and spiritual significance of purity in the work of forming a harmonious image and rational human health.

Furthermore, Khachatryan asked his employees (one of whom is pictured below), in gratitude for having a leader such as himself, “to conduct daily candle-lighting ceremony to praise god at the Holy Trinity Church outside of working hours.” Note, the meeting took place in a pure and friendly atmosphere.