YEREVAN. – The official kick-off of the third phase in the Diaspora Ministry’s Come Home 2014 motherland visiting program for the Diaspora-Armenian youth was held on Monday.

Diaspora Deputy Minister Serzh Srapionyan delivered opening remarks at the event and welcomed the young participants in the program to their homeland, Armenia.

A total of 170 Armenian youngsters and teenagers from US, Russia, Poland, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Israel, Ukraine, and Georgia will take part in the third phase of the Come Home 2014 program.

In addition, two Syrian-Armenian university students will accompany the participants in this phase. 

During the nine-day program, the participants visit the well-known sights of Armenia, meet with the state, public and cultural figures of the country, take lessons on homeland studies, and learn Armenian national dances and songs. At the end of the program, they will camp for five days in Tsaghkadzor city.