Armenian President Hosts AGBU Representatives

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT HOSTS AGBU REPRESENTATIVES

Arka News Agency, Armenia
April 9 2007

YEREVAN, April 9. /ARKA/. Armenian President Robert Kocharyan received
Friday members of Central Administrative Assembly of Armenian General
Benevolent Union, AGBU, presidential press service reports.

The president congratulated the guests on 100th anniversary of their
union and expressed appreciation of its contribution to Armenian
nation identity preservation.

Kocharyan and AGBU representatives discussed the union’s initiatives
and said ties between Armenia and Armenian communities worldwide
should become closer.

The president pledge support for all AGBU’s initiatives.

Kocharyan also awarded Mkhitar Heratsi Medal to three members of
the union’s board – Sargis Demirchyan, Garnik Yakubyan and Nazar
Nazaryan.