First All Armenian Youth Conf. To Be Held on July 9-11 in Yerevan

FIRST ALL ARMENIAN YOUTH CONFERENCE TO BE HELD ON JULY 9-11 IN YEREVAN

YEREVAN, JULY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The First All Armenian Youth Conference
will be held on July 9-11 in Yerevan on the initiative of the World
Armenian Congress. Participation bids from 19 countries, including
Georgia, Russia, the Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Syria, Iran, Brazil have
been already submitted. As Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed by
Atom Mkhitarian, the Chairman of the Youth Organizations’ Association
of the Congress, the participant countries’ delegations will represent
some youth organization, structure, center or club.

In A. Mkhitarian’s words, the goal of the conference is to discuss
issues related to Armenian youths’ consolidation around national
interests in the context of 21st century’s challenges, as well as to
clarify their role in the issues of recognition of the Armenian
Genocide and settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh problem. The conference
will adopt the respective Declaration, which will be a guide of the
coming one year for both the Association and the delegations.

Besides reports, discussions and disputes, cultural and entertaining
events will be also organized during the conference. In addition, the
young people will visit the Memorial Complex dedicated to the victims
of the Armenian Genocide, where they will be present at the concert to
be held at the hall of Yerevan’s Moscow House cultural-business center,
will see Armenia’s sights.