Armenia’s President visited “HASK” Byurakan campsite

YEREVAN, AUGUST 22, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan visited Byurakan campsite of the National Scout Movement of Armenia “HASK”. The President toured the territory of the campsite, got acquainted with the conditions and the daily life of the scouts. Serzh Sargsyan also attended the closing ceremony of the nationwide Jamboree.

The responsible member of the National Scout Movement of Armenia Hrachya Shmavonyan told reporters that in 2011, by the Government decision, an additional one hectare area had been allocated to the National Scout Movement of Armenia, which was designed for the construction of the campsite. "Since international Jamborees take place once every 4 years, this year we have an unprecedented large number of participants, 800 scouts from 18 countries of the world. Building this campsite, we were able to create those conditions. It is constructed for 400 people, while the first section is designed for about 600 people. In other words, we will be able to receive 1000 scouts. This is a very good thing for us, because finally we managed to improve our conditions," as reports "Armenpress", said Shmavonyan.