WORLD ARMENIAN CONGRESS PLANS A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE ARMENIAN AND GEORGIAN YOUTH
By Aghavni Harutyunian

AZG Armenian Daily #141
27/07/2007

In 2002, the Union of the Armenians in Russia held a conference
titled "The Armenians of the world on the verge of the centuries
and the contemporary issues of the international relations" in
Moscow. 300 representatives of about 50 countries were present there
to discuss the issues of the Armenian people in the context of the new
challenges. It was decided to create a new international structure that
would contribute to the unity of the Armenians of all over the world.

The World Armenian Congress was founded in 2003. The chief aim the
Congress was to contribute to the gathering of all Armenians round
the national interests.

"Last year, at the Bureau of the General Council’s sitting, it was
decided to involve the youth in the activities of the organization",
said the Deputy Chairman of the World Armenian Congress Vladimir
Aghayan on July 25, in "Urbat" club..

According to Mr. Aghayan, "The Challenges of the 21st Century and
the Armenian Youth" conference was held (July 9-11, 2007) to discuss
the problems and the abilities of the Armenian youth, as the youth
suffers first from the present difficulties, economic crisis and
social shakings. Therefore, the youth must think of the changes and
stable development.

The World Armenian Congress plans to organize a meeting between
Armenian and Georgian youth in order to discuss Armenian-Georgian
issues. In the context of the dialogue between the Armenian and
Georgian youth, it is anticipated to organize a meeting between the
Armenian and Georgian youth in order to discuss how the geo-political
changes have an effect on our centuries-old friendship.

The Congress aims to discuss those issues with the help of the youth
– to make the authorities of the two countries to act so as the
friendship of the peoples will not suffer.

There are proposals to enlarge the geographical circles of the coming
conference’s participants and to include participants not only from
Iran, but also from Turkey.

The conference will probably be held in October, in the frameworks
of the traditional project "The World Armenian Congress and the Union
of the Armenians in Russia’s days in Armenia and Artsakh".