SECOND CONVENTION OF EUROPEAN ARMENIANS SET TO CONVENE THIS OCTOBER

armradio.am
12.07.2007 11:47

The growth of the Armenian community as a powerful voice in the civic
life of Europe will mark a major milestone with the convening, this
October, of the second Convention of European Armenians.

The pan European convention, to be held between October 15 and 16th
in the halls of the European Parliament, is being organized by the
European Armenian Federation.

The two-day Convention, which comes on the 20th anniversary of
the European Union’s landmark resolution recognizing the Armenian
Genocide, will provide European citizens of Armenian heritage with the
opportunity to share views, discuss priorities, and build consensus
on the current issues and future challenges impacting Armenia and
Armenians in a rapidly changing Europe.

Among the key issues to be addressed, both among the conferees and to
European leaders, include the EU’s partial freezing of negotiations
with an increasingly intransigent Turkey, and the evolution of the
Union’s relations with Armenia and the entire South Caucasus region.

The Convention will be organized around three main sessions: Twenty
years of progress since the recognition of the Armenian genocide by
the European Parliament, Europe’s role in peace and security in the
South Caucasus region, Ongoing Armenian Genocide recognition efforts
and the struggle to counter Genocide denial.

The European Armenian Federation will soon send European Armenian
associations, groups and organizations a preliminary document outlining
the priority issues facing the European Armenian community.

"We invite all the members of our European Armenian communities and
all the many diverse European Armenian associations to participate in
the preparations for the Second Convention of the European Armenians,
to attend and actively take part in its deliberations, and to lend
their unique contributions to developing a common message that we
can deliver to European civic society and leadership," said Hilda
Tchoboian, the chairperson of the European Armenian Federation.