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    ARMENIAN NATIONAL-CULTURAL AUTONOMY ESTABLISHED IN KALININGRAD OBLAST

    KALININGRAD, November 17 (Noyan Tapan). The first constituent
    conference of the Armenian Diaspora of the Kaliningrad oblast was
    held in Kaliningrad on November 10. The Armenian Diaspora sent 150
    delegates, who are outstanding figures of the spheres of science,
    education, medicine, industry, business, culture and art, to the
    conference.

    The Armenian regional national-cultural autonomy of the Kaliningrad
    oblast was established on the basis of the Russian law "On National and
    Cultural Autonomy". The new organization united three regional public
    organizations and two local national-cultural autonomies. Governing
    bodies, i.e. the Autonomy Council, the Auditing Commission, the
    Council on Education and Youth Affairs, the Board of Trustees, the
    Artistic Council, have been formed. Felix Gevorgian, the Chairman
    of the "Armenian Scientific-Informational and Cultural Center" pubic
    organization was elected Chairman of the Autonomy.

    Consul General of Armenia to St. Petersburg Ruben Hakobian, as well as
    German Ananiants, a representative of the Union of Armenians of Russia,
    and Oleg Panasenko, a representative of the regional administration,
    participated in the work of the conference.

    The directorate consisting of professional builders has been formed
    with the purpose of the construction of the Armenian Church. The
    first stage of the construction of the Armenian Church is scheduled
    for spring 2005. The project of the work of the autonomy for 2005
    is approved.

    Two Armenian Sunday schools, the "Armenia" ensemble of folk dances,
    the "Nairi" regional newspaper, a youth organization, an informational
    center, a chess club after Tigran Petrosian, a a computer graphic
    studio successfully operate in the Armenian Diaspora of the Kaliningrad
    oblast today.
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