The 2016 “Ari Tun” Program for homeland recognition of Diaspora Armenian youth and the 2016 “My Armenia” Pan-Armenian Festival will kick off according to schedule this year. The 2016 “Ari Tun” Program will be held in eight stages (12 July-27 August).

Head of Davtashen Administrative District of Yerevan Ruslan Baghdasaryan convened a consultation devoted to the “Ari Tun” Program with Head of the Department of All-Armenian Programs at the RA Ministry of Diaspora Gagik Gyanjumyan. The Head of the Department provided details of the program, and the Head of the Davtashen Administrative District gave assignments. Let us mention that Armenian families will continue to host Diaspora Armenian children and youth during the 2016 “Ari Tun” Program. The participants of the program will go sightseeing in Armenia for nine days and will spend five days at a camp. They will also be introduced to Armenia’s historic and cultural monuments, museums and sites worth seeing.