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Mon, Aug 6 2007

RA Prime Minister Visits CYMA 2007 and Praises the Mission
On July 28, 2007 the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, the Right
Honorable Serge Sargsian, visited the Region of Armavir. This was a
working visit for the newly elected Prime Minister of Armenia to oversee
the planned road constructions in Armavir. His Excellency had a glimpse at
the recently planted orchards in the area of the village of Hushakert in
the Artamet community, and then took part in laying the foundation of a
school for the community=2E

At this time, the RA Prime Minister, Serge Sargsian traveled to the
region’s village of GAI, to pay a special visit to the CYMA 2007
participants of the Canadian Armenian Diocese who were in Armenia to
renovate the Sourp Nshan Church, in the village of Gai.

All the CYMA participants and the villagers, who had come to sing the
praises of the extensive work achieved by CYMA, warmly greeted the Prime
Minister. Mr. Sargsian wholeheartedly congratulated the youth, highly
commending them for their determination and hard work. His Excellency
thanked the CYMA youth for loving their homeland, and working to keep the
Armenian heritage alive, but most importantly, for their devotion to the
Armenian Holy Apostolic Mother Church. In response, Ms. Talar Chichmanian,
CYMA 2007 leader, elaborated on the details of the current CYMA project,
and referred to the upcoming 15th anniversary of CYMA to be celebrated,
next year. She expressed hope that future CYMA projects would be of equal
high interest for him, and offered gratitude for his continuing support on
behalf of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of Canada. Ms. Chichmanian
thanked the Prime Minister, extending the sincerest wishes of the CYMA
participants for his well-being and for all his endeavors in the years
ahead=2E

CYMA has been a major initiative of the Diocese of the Armenian Church
throughout the past thirteen-year. Summer of 2007 marked the 14th mission
of CYMA to Armenia. Groups of Canadian youth have traveled to Armenia
every summer since 1993 to help reconstruct schools, summer camps, and
churches and contribute to community building working in summer camps with
the children of Armenia. They live in the towns and villages to which they
are assigned and acquire first hand experience in the Armenian way of life
and culture. During the fourteen years of the existence of CYMA, over 500
youth have participated in this programme with the implementation of
projects in the many regions, such as Ararat, Avshar, Haridj, Dilidjan,
Ashtarag, the monastery of Khor Virap etc=2E
06 Aug 2007 by Press Office

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