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04, 2008

Today President Serzh Sarkissian received the President of the Armenian General Benevolent Union, Perch Sedrakian

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Mr. Sedrakian once again congratulated Serzh Sarkissian on his election as President of Armenia.

The President of the AGBU expressed confidence that the newly elected President of Armenia would be able to make Armenia the country of all Armenians’ dream. Stating the readiness of the AGBU to contribute to this task, Perch Sedrakian said that the Armenian General Benevolent Union would support the President and his national programs.

The President of Armenia and President of the AGBU spoke about the Armenia-Diaspora relations, stressed the importance of their revaluation and their construction on the basis of mutual understanding and partnership. They also attached special importance to the task of the preservation of the Armenian national identity. According to Perch Sedrakian, presently the AGBU is implementing in Armenia a number of programs which are aimed at the strengthening of the new generations’ ties of the Diaspora Armenians with the Motherland.

Noting that Armenia is not rich with natural resources, the President of Armenia said that the human potential is our main resource, which should be employed at its most to make Armenia a competitive state.

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