PRESS RELEASE
May 18, 2005

Third Pan-Armenian Youth Forum to be Held in Armenia in July 2005

The Pan-Armenian Youth International Center foundation in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia will organize the Third Pan-Armenian Youth Forum on July 22-27, 2005.

The aims of the Forum are to contribute to the strengthening of Armenia-Artsakh-Diaspora relations and the solution of national problems; to support the cooperation between youth, as well as dealing with youth issues, organizations from Armenia, Artsakh and Diaspora; and to support the realization of Pan-Armenian youth programs.

The participants of the Forum have to be included in the activities related to different youth issues. They should have the experience of youth work in the field of youth policy and Pan-Armenian programs. They must be recommended by the corresponding organizations or by the Diaspora

communities. The age of participants of the Forum should generally be in the range of 18 to 35 years old. The participants have to be able to communicate in Armenian.

The participants of the Forum conditionally can be divided into the three main groups: (1) representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations and regions of Armenia, (2)

representatives of youth structures from Artsakh, (3) representatives of organizations working in Diaspora and delegates of Diaspora communities.

For the participation in the forum, it is necessary to fill out the application form and send it to the Pan-Armenian Youth International Center Foundation before June 24, 2005. Application form is available online at www.youthcenter.am, or upon from the Embassy of Armenia

The program of the forum will consist of the following main elements: meetings and discussions with statesmen, political and public figures of Armenia; seminar-lectures dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Armenian Genocide and the 1600th anniversary of the Armenian Alphabet; formation of working groups related to certain fields and problems; plenary sessions; cultural programs, visits to different institutions.

For more information contact the Pan Armenian Youth International Center Foundation, at Abovian Street, 3, Yerevan 375001, Armenia; tel. +374-10-567922, fax. +374-10-567902, email: info@youthcenter.am, or visit www.youthcenter.am