On November 16 in Russian City of Rostov-on-Don the first conference of the directors and representatives of Armenian youth organizations from all the CIS countries has started. The conference has been organized by the Armenian Ministry of Diaspora with the support of Don’s Nakhijevani Armenian community and the cooperation with Armenians in Russia Union.

The opening speech was made by the head of the local Armenian community H. Surmalyan, head consul A. Gomtsyan, and Atom Mkhitarya, the head of pan-Armenian programs department of the Armenian Ministry of Diaspora, presented a talk on “21 century challenges and issues of Armenian youth.” He, particularly, saluted the directors of the Armenian youth organizations, and voiced his hope, that the conference will bring tangible results in addition to its cognitive, political, moral and historical significance, and most importantly continuity.

Mkhitaryan, while presenting the main issues surrounding the Armenian young people,  assured, that our collective goal must be to have powerful, strong, proud Armenia, to take part in its development and to create all the conditions for the Armenian person to preserve an Armenian culture in Diaspora.

During the conference the CIS Armenian youth organizations have presented their own initiatives, have talked about the implementation projects against anti-Armenian propaganda, projects on eradication of Genocide after effects and on sustenance of Armenians in Diaspora and the support the government could provide. Today the conference will be continuing its work.

Note that more than 100 of Armenian young people from CIS countries are taking part in the conference.

“We are going to support the creation of a body that will be systemizing the work of CIS Armenian youth organizations,” Atom Mkhitaryan has added.