EARTH DAY AND ARBOR DAY TO BE MARKED IN THE VILLAGE OF KARIN

ArmRadio.am
20.04.2007 13:48

On April 25, 2007 US Chargé d’Affaires Anthony Godfrey will mark
Earth Day and Arbor Day in a ceremonial tree planting initiated by the
Armenia Tree Project Charitable Foundation (ATP). US Embassy Chargé
d’Affaires Anthony Godfrey and honored guests will plant evergreens
on a specially prepared plot at ATP’ s nursery in Karin village
(Aragatsotn region).

With the participation of the US Embassy, high ranking government
officials, and representatives of a number of international and local
organizations, this event will not only mark worldwide environmental
celebrations, but will also raise the broader public awareness of
the ecological issues existing in Armenia at present. The date of the
ceremony (April 25) has been chosen to coincide with the traditional
Earth Day and Arbor Day festivities, marked globally on April 22 and
April 27 of 2007 respectively.

More than seventy guests have been invited to partake and rejoice
in this celebration with ATP. Among anticipated attendees are the RA
Ministers of Nature Protection, Agriculture, Education and Science,
as well as representatives of the US Embassy in Armenia, including
directors of the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID), the US Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD),
and Peace Corps.

In the beginning of the event ATP Executive Director Jeff Masarjian
will make opening remarks, after which US Chargé d’Affaires Anthony
Godfrey will greet the participants. RA Minister of Nature Protection
Vardan Ayvazyan and RA Minister of Agriculture David Lokyan are also
expected to present speeches.

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