ARA ABRAHAMYAN RE-ELECTED UNION OF ARMENIANS OF RUSSIA PRESIDENT

PanARMENIAN.Net
25.05.2006 16:20 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ UNESCO Good Will Ambassador Ara Abrahamyan
is re-elected President of the Union of Armenians of Russia
(UAR). Delegates of the UAR III Congress in Moscow voted for his
candidacy unanimously.

Making the summary report, the Armenian community leader said that
he considers “contribution to strengthening of the Russian state,
international peace and accord in the society” as a major task.

Besides, the largest NGO representing interests of 2.5 million
Armenians intends to “actively participate in the public and political
life of Russia, building of civil society valuable institutions.”

“We also consider boosting strengthening and development of
self-organization of our Diaspora, which is the largest in the world,
for the benefit of Russia and Armenia,” Ara Abrahamyan said. In
his words, the UAR also intends to counteract to demonstrations
of ethnic extremism, xenophobia, racial and national intolerance,
terrorism. “Our task is to bring up the young in an environment
of tolerance, as well as to strengthen centuries-old traditions
of friendship and fraternity of the Armenian and Russian peoples,”
Abrahamyan remarked, reports Interfax.