RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan receives board member of the network of the All-Armenian Chamber of Commerce of the USA Alek Baghdasarian

On 13 May, RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan received board member of the network of the All-Armenian Chamber of Commerce of the USA, President of the council of shareholders of Avan Shushi Plaza Hotel in Shushi, Alek Baghdasarian.
The RA Minister of Diaspora attached importance to the organizing of the annual Pan-Armenian Poetry Festival I Artsakh, which has been organized three times by Avan Shushi Plaza Hotel and the NKR Ministry of Education and Science. In 2013, the festival brought together 91 students from 4 countries. “The festival helps familiarize Armenian teens and youth with the gems of Armenian poetry, helping them get to know and appreciate national culture,” Mrs. Hranush Hakobyan mentioned.
Alek Baghdasarian mentioned that the festival will be held from August 5th to 8th and that the organizing committee has expanded the geography, inviting participants from the USA and Russia. Baghdasarian suggested engaging Syrian-Armenian teens and youth living in Armenia as well.
The sides discussed issues on having the participants of the Pan-Armenian Poetry Festival participate in the programs carried out
by the RA Ministry of Diaspora.