TEHRAN,Iran (A.
W.)—Representatives of Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) student and youth associations participated in a regional assembly entitled “The Armenian Youth and the Envisioned Future in Armenia and the Middle East,” on Feb. 15-17 in Tehran, and Iran. The assembly was organized by the ARF “Honan Davtian” Student Association and the ARF Bureau Youth Office. Scenes from the assembly (Photo: ARF Bureau Youth Office) ARF Student Association and Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) members from Armenia,Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh), Iran, and Lebanon,Syria, and Kuwait participated in the three-day program. Following the opening remarks by the Executive Director of the ARF Bureau Youth Office Sarkis Mkrtchian and one of the leaders of the Armenian community of Tehran Henrik Khaloyan, or the representatives provided updates approximately the work of their organizations and addressed some of the issues in their respective communities. Some of the issues discussed were preserving the Armenian identity in the Diaspora,working towards a pan-Armenian approach to problems, and the role of the Diasporan-Armenian youth in the domestic and external affairs of Armenia. Representatives also took in lectures approximately the political situation in the Middle East and the Armenian communities, and the current situation in Turkey,Hai Tahd (Armenian Cause), the domestic and [...]
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