HSBC BANK ARMENIA INITIATES COLLECTION OF FUNDS FOR REPAIR OF CILICIA SAILING BOAT

ArmInfo
2009-08-24 18:42:00

ArmInfo. HSBC Bank Armenia has initiated collection of funds under
slogan "Let’s Save Cilicia Sailing Boat", says HSBC Bank Armenia CEO
Tim Salter. He hopes the fellows and the clients of HSBC Bank Armenia
will make their contribution to repairing the boat. He mentioned that
Cilicia Sailing Boat had been in open air for several years and now
needs repair. Cilicia Boat is an important component of the Armenian
history, he says highlighting that contributions for saving the boat
can be made at any of the 7 branches of HSBC Bank Armenia.

For his part, Hayas Naval Research Club President Karen Balayan said
that that Cilicia Sailing Boat is part of the Armenian history "we
must remember and preserve."

In 2004 Hayas Naval Research Club built Cilicia Sailing Boat within 15
years basing on restored drafts and descriptions of the 13th century
trading boats of Armenian merchants of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
(Middle Age). Cilicia set sail on its historic voyage on July 14,
2004 from Poti, Georgia.