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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

NEW SPANISH EDITION OF GEORGE BOURNOUTIAN’S "A CONCISE HISTORY OF
THE ARMENIAN PEOPLE" FUNDED BY AGBU

Renowned scholar and Armenian historian, Dr. George A. Bournoutian,
visited Argentina’s capital city of Buenos Aires from May 5-8, 2006
to present the newly translated Spanish edition of his seminal book,
"A Concise History of the Armenian People." Funding for the book’s
translation was generously provided by an AGBU donor.

Dr. Bournoutian’s stay in Buenos Aires was filled with activities,
lectures and other events to celebrate the launch of the Spanish
edition of his publication. Upon his arrival on May 5, the author
met with Argentina’s Ambassador to Armenia, His Excellency, Vladimir
Karmirshalyan. Later that same day, AGBU’s Buenos Aires Chapter
held a press conference to emphasize the importance of the book’s
translation and also to commend the translator, Marite de Margossian,
for her contribution to the project. After the press conference,
Dr. Bournoutian gave a lecture and answered questions from the audience
about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, drawing on the expertise he gained
while writing one of his past publications, "The History of Karabakh."

A presentation of "A Concise History of the Armenian People" was
held the next day at the 32nd Annual Buenos Aires International
Book Fair, which was attended by thousands of Armenians and
non-Armenians alike. Professor Nelida Boulgourdjian-Toufeksian
introduced Dr. Bournoutian with a summary of his work as a writer,
educational historian and lecturer. The guest of honor discussed his
publication and answered questions from the public regarding his book
as well as general facts about Armenian history.

On the last day of his visit to Argentina, Dr. Bournoutian met with
students from the advanced classes at the AGBU Marie Manoogian and
St. Gregory the Illuminator Institutes, where he related some of
the fascinating aspects of his historical volume. Dr. Bournoutian
strongly encouraged the students to continue their interest in
Armenian culture and history, and to become better acquainted with
the Armenian homeland.

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