November 10 celebrated as World Youth Day

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 10, ARMENPRESS:November 10 is celebrated as World Youth Day. On this occasion Armenian Deputy Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Arsen Karamyan congratulated all the young people of the republic and assured that within the frameworks of state youth policy he will attach importance to political, economic and cultural diversity and participation of young people. In November 10, 1945 at the Global Forum held November 10 in London, World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) was established, and November 10 has been celebrated as Youth World Day since then. WFDY is a left-wing organization, and is recognized by UNO as international youth non- governmental organization. “Though today we live in another geographical-political reality, and in this regard also August 12 has been proclaimed Youth International Day by General Assembly in 1999, but numerous problems, to which importance has been attached during this movement, remain in international policy agenda up today; fight for peace, fight against fascism and racism, solution of social problems, etc”, A. Karamyan noted in the message sent on the occasion of the World Youth Day.