YEREVAN, AUGUST 15, ARMENPRESS. The opening ceremony of the last stage of this year’s “Ari Tun” program (Come Home) was held on August 15.

Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan, Deputy Minister Serzh Srapionyan, Ministry Chief-of-Staff Firdus Zakaryan, teachers of Charents school, ministry officials and guests took part in the ceremony.

“I am very happy to welcome the last part of the six thousand participants of the 7 year program. Dear teenagers, I wish for this two weeks to become the fullest and most interesting part of our lives, that you learn a lot about your Motherland, make many friends, and most importantly – to maintain contact with one another in the future. I would like to thank the parents, who trusted us and upon our call these teenagers are taking part in our project. Really, Armenia becomes their home, by returning each participant wants to come again, to take part once again, once again be in the Motherland, and this is the most important result, which we were able to achieve during years. I would like to especially thank those families who hosted you with such warmth and care in their homes”, Minister Hakobyan said.

The minister also thanked different agencies, provincial and community entities, who were assisting them by providing the safety and security of the participants.

55 teenagers from ten countries take part in the 8th stage of the program.

The young Armenians come from Russia, Georgia, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, France, Netherlands, Romania and Poland.