European Heritage Days Initiative was officially instituted by the Council of Europe in 1991. Since 1999 this Initiative is run in co-operation with the European Union under the slogan Europe, a Common Heritage.

The basic aim of this pan-European campaign is not only to throw open the doors to historic monuments and sites to the public, but also to bring citizens of Europe closer to their cultural heritage, to protect that which is threatened, and to increase public awareness of the importance of heritage. By respecting cultural diversity, the program also successfully fights against racism, xenophobia and intolerance. .

This year European Heritage Days will officially begin on September 3 in Prague, Czech Republic. In Armenia, they will be held between September 3 and September 18, under the title Book for Path, Path for Book. Several expositions, conferences as well as movie screenings will be dedicated to the 1600th anniversary of the creation of the Armenian alphabet. Visits will be arranged to those monuments and sites where scholars and scribes.

Armenia's participation in the European Heritage Days is organized by government departments and public organizations as Yerevan EU Press office and EU Delegation to Armenia.

The various events will be described in detail during a press conference at Armenia's Architect House on August 31^st.