AGBU’S 120 BRANCHES AND 27 CULTURAL CENTERS FUNCTION IN 29 COUNTRIES OF WORLD
Noyan Tapan
March 24, 2009
YEREVAN, MARCH 24, NOYAN TAPAN. During Armenian General Benevolent
Union’s activity aimed at preservation of the Armenian nation AGBU
implemented a number of educational, cultural, social, humanitarian,
and church construction programs in Armenia. Many churches were
restored, centers for Armenian youth were organized, theological
seminaries were created with the assistance of Union benefactors and
with the efforts of Holy Etchmiadzin. It was mentioned at the March
24 meeting of NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamian and AGBU Chairman Perch
Sedrakian. The AGBU Chairman was accompanied by member of Union’s
Central Administrative Assembly Vazgen Yakubian and Director of AGBU
Armenian representation Ashot Ghazarian.
According to the report of the RA NA Public Relations Department,
H. Abrahamian attached importance to Union’s role in the issue of
preservation of the spiritual heritage for the future generations. He
welcomed the programs organized for the Diasporan Armenian youth aimed
at revealing Armenia, getting acquainted with the traditions, culture,
history, and strengthening their contacts with the homeland. In
Armenia-Diaspora cooperation H. Abrahamian attached importance to
the activity of the newly created Ministry of Diaspora in the issue
of working out and implementing joint programs.
P. Sedrakian presented the work done and spoke about Union’s future
tasks.
120 branches and 27 cultural centers of AGBU having more than 22
thousand members currently function in 29 countries. In spite of
the world financial-economic crisis, AGBU tries to implement all
envisaged programs.
P. Sedrakian said that AGBU already has a land plot of 1.5 hectares
in Nork, where an educational center is envisaged to be created,
which will continue the work of Melkonian Educational Institute. More
than 1000 Armenian students from various countries of the world can
study there every year, and it can become a unique international
intellectual youth center.