The 2017 International Army Games are being
held at 22 test ranges in Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and China
from July 29 to August 12.
ALABINO TEST RANGE /Moscow region/, August 1. /TASS/. Participants in the International Army Games will also enter a Russian wartime song contest, Olga Faller, the head of cultural programs at the Russian Defense Ministry’s Department of Culture, said on Monday. According to her, the contest’s winner will be awarded an opportunity to perform at the closing ceremony of the Games scheduled to be held in the Moscow region.
"The Russian wartime song and national dance contest was initiated by the Russian defense minister," Faller said. "We proposed beforehand that participants in the games take part in that, many of them became very excited and have already learned some songs," she added.
According
to the Russian Defense Ministry’s official, the event will be held on August 3.
Renowned Russian singers have been invited to join the contest’s jury. The only
condition placed on the participants is that they sing in Russian.
"The
award is the main thing. Winners will take part in the closing ceremony of the
International Army Games, which means that they will have the honor of
performing for defense ministers who will gather for the ceremony, and showcase
their talents," Faller pointed out.
She also
said that only actual participants in the Army Games were obliged to enter the
song contest.
The 2017
International Army Games are being held at 22 test ranges in Russia, Belarus,
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and China from July 29 to August 12. Teams from 28
countries are taking part in the games.
Source: ITAR-TASS 01-08-2017
