Diaspora youth unite in Homeland

28.07.2006 14:34

YEREVAN (YERKIR) – The opening ceremony of the program called `The
First Armenia Trip of the ARF Youth Unions’ will be held on July 29 at
Yerbalur. Over 150 young Armenians from 9 countries have arrived in
Armenia.

The program will last through August 5 and the youngsters will stay at
Aghavnadzor and make trips to Armenian regions. Speaking at a news
conference at the ARF Bureau headquarters, Tatul Harutiunian, the
director of the program, said the program’s goal is educational.

The motto of the program is `Armenia is my Homeland.’ He noted that
the program will further the ties between the Homeland and Diaspora.
Young people from Armenia, Javakhk and Artsakh will also participate
in the program.

Saro Ter-Petrosian, the head of the Canadian delegation, said that
when selecting the participants, they have chosen those who had never
been in Armenia before.

Harutiunian said that the number of the participants was supposed to
be bigger but many from the Middle East could not take part in it
because of the war in Lebanon.