RA MINISTER OF DIASPORA RECEIVES VAKHTANG DARCHINIAN AND SUSI KENTIKIAN
Noyan Tapan
July 29, 2009
YEREVAN, JULY 29, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. RA Minister of
Diaspora Hranush Hakobian received on July 28 famous Armenian boxers,
world boxing champions Vakhtang Darchinian and Susi Kentikian. The
Minister greeted the Armenian champions, expressed interest in
their future programs and coming duels. At the end of the meeting
the Minister invited the champions to Yerevan School 168 after His
Holiness Vazken I where Diasporan Armenian young people arrived in
Armenia within the framework of the Come Home program participate in
courses on Armenian.
School Director Sona Galstian first welcame those present at the
full hall, then the school pupils presented nice dancing and reciting
performances.
The RA Minister of Diaspora warmly greeted the Diasporan Armenian boys
and girls and wished them always to have victories in their life, like
Vakhtang and Susi. She emphasized that the champions of the Armenian
origin reached those successes setting themselves an object, owing to
their everyday hard work. The Minister called on that every Armenian,
like Vakhtang, keep the honour of the Armenian flag high, devotes
himself to the Armenian, Armenians and Armenia. Then Hranush Hakobian
handed diplomas of the Ministry of Diaspora to Vakhtang Darchinian
and Susi Kentikian for keeping high the name of the Armenian sport
and of an Armenian on the international scene.
According to the Press and Public Relations Department of the
RA Ministry of Diaspora, the school pupils and Come Home program
participant Diasporan Armenian pupils received Vakhtang’s speech
of gratitude and persuasions to everyday work hard with great
enthusiasm. The young people from Armenia and Diasporan Armenians
present at the hall addressed the questions they were interested in
to the champions of the Armenian origin.
The champions promised that then they will more often visit Armenia,
especially, that it was the first time Susi returned her birthplace
after 18 years.