AIM OF HAMAZGAYIN’S BELGIAN DEPARTMENT IS EDUCATION OF YOUTH IN ARMENIAN SPIRIT

Noyan Tapan
July 23, 2009

BRUSSELS, JULY 23, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The Hamazgayin
Educational and Cultural Union’s Belgian department will aim
to consolidate country’s Armenian community and in the name of
preservation of Armenian identity to consolidate the cultural
potential. Member of the mentioned department, executive of the
educational department Samvel Sargsian told Hayern Aysor that the
department working since 2009 February took the care of Belgian
Antwerpen city’s Nikol Aghbalian and Mekhelen’s Levon Shant Armenian
one-day schools, which before that worked under the protection of ARFD
Belgian office. Armenian Language, Armenian Literature and Armenian
History are taught at those schools which have about 70 pupils.

The member of Hamazgayin’s Belgian department asserted that the
institution will put the main accent of its activity on the youth’s
education in the Armenian spirit. For this purpose they will try
to found groups in various directions of culture also at the above
mentioned schools, in addition to already working dance ensemble. He
added that after putting the education of Belgium’s Armenian youth
in Armenian spirit on strong bases it will be possible to undertake
steps towards the legal registration of the Armenian community of
that country.