HENCHAGIAN PARTY INAUGURATES CENTRE IN NICOSIA

Gibrahayer – Nicosia Wednesday 16 May, 2007 –

In the presence of all Armenian political parties and organisations,
Archbishop Hergelian and clergy, officials of the Henchagian Party of
Lebanon, the Armenian representative in the Cyprus Parliament Vartkes
Mahdessian and community members, the Henchagian Party of Cyprus
inaugurated their new club in Nicosia on Friday 11 May at 8:00 pm.

Speakers at the ceremony were Armenian intellectual Bebo Simonian from
Lebanon, Sarkis Bedigian of the Henchagian Varich Marmin of Lebanon,
Cyprus Henchag President Hagop Dickranian, master of ceremonies Avo
Poshoghlian on behalf of Nor Serount Association and Armenian
Representative in the Cyprus House Vartkes Mahdessian.

Avo Poshoghlian in his remarks said that after the closure of
Melkonian the character of the Armenian community had started changing
and the opening of this club is a living testimony of this specially
to the new generation who will attend this club and learn to give and
not take what is ready.

Henchagian Cyprus President Hagop Dickranian, said that their party
would work for strengthening ties between Armenian political parties
striving at the same time for common goals on all fronts, while
Armenian MP in the Cyprus House Vartkes Mahdessian in his speech,
wished the new Armenian organisation a path that would strengthen the
Armenian spirit, specially with the younger generations and would have
as its objective the unity and prosperity of Armenian life in Cyprus.

Community members later fled the rain for snacks and drinks in the
premises of the new Henchagian home in Nicosia.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress