MORE THAN 1 000 INVITATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN FIRST PAN-ARMENIAN FORUM OF LAWYERS SENT OUT

Noyan Tapan
July 14, 2009

YEREVAN, JULY 14, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The First Pan-Armenian
Forum of Lawyers will held on September 19-20, in Yerevan. The
RA Ministry of Diaspora which is the initiator of it, sent out to
communities of Diaspora more than 1 000 invitations for participation
in the conference.

700 of them were sent out to the Armenian lawyers of the United States
of America, 570 of which were addressed to members of the International
Bar Association. 130 invitations were sent out to lawyers of Canada,
30 to lawyers of European countries, 220 to those of Russia (45 to IBA
members), 5 to lawyers of Turkey, 22 to Armenian lawyers of Syria (5
to IBA members) and 43 invitations were sent out to Armenian lawyers
of Lebanon (4 to IBA members).

According to the Press and Public Relations Department of the RA
Ministry of Diaspora, hundreds of responses concerning holding of
the First Pan-Armenian Forum of Lawyers and numerous applications for
participation have already been received, particularly, as of July 13,
10 applications for participation were got from the United States,
10 from Russia, 7 applications were presented by Iranian Armenians,
6 applications by French Armenian lawyers and 24 applications for
participation were presented from Armenia.

The goal of the forum is registration and consolidation of potential
of the Armenian lawyers living in different countries of the world,
working out of stable and effective mechanisms of involving them in
the domestic life of Armenia, creation of the pan-Armenian association
of lawyers and creation of a pan-Armenian professional network on
that basis.

To participate in that forum, apply till September 1, to the RA
Ministry of Diaspora: Vazgen Manukian, 26/1, 5th floor (tel.: 585601
(1-16), e-mail: lawyersforum2009@mindiaspora.am).