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PRESS RELEASE

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

AGBU Hosts Paris Conference with Armenian Genocide Museum Director Hayk
Demoyan

On December 18, 2008, AGBU Paris held a conference with Hayk Demoyan,
Director of Yerevan’s Armenian Genocide Museum & Institute (AGMI), at
AGBU Alex Manoogian Cultural Center, with the participation of 60
individuals.

During the meeting, Demoyan touched upon the new progress being made
within Armenian-Turkish relations, the aims of the Armenian side, the
new conceptual approaches to the focal issues of Armenian Genocide
recognition, as well as the necessity to develop a general Armenian
approach. He also spoke about the present activities and future plans of
AGMI.

Representatives of Armenian organizations and the Paris Armenian
community were present at the event. Demoyan also engaged the audience
in a brief question-and-answer session, which concluded the discussion.

Established in 1906, AGBU () is the world’s largest
non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU
preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through
educational, cultural and humanitarian programs, annually serving some
400,000 Armenians on five continents.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress