"ARMENIAN CONGRESS" ESTABLISHED IN POLAND

PanARMENIAN.Net
20.08.2009 19:50 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ RA Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan participated
in the founding session of Armenian community of Poland. Meeting in
the town of Griffits, representatives from 21 Armenian organizations
and Armenian Embassy employees discussed issues and perspectives
concerning development of Armenian Diaspora in Poland and cooperation
with Armenia.

Session elected a community council consisting of 21
representatives. Entrepreneur Karen Hovsepyan was elected as community
leader. Upon participants’ proposal, new organization was named as
"Armenian Congress of Poland", RA Diaspora Ministry’s press service
reports.

Armenian community of Poland has existed since 15th century. According
to non-official data, it currently has 25-30 representatives, most
of them residing in Warsaw, Krakov, Lodz, Vrotslav, Gdansk, Koszalin,
Griffin, Rodon, Kolobzhek and other towns.