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ARMENIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES THE STAFF OF "ARMENIA" SAILING VESSEL
ARMENMPRESS
MAY 28, 2009
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, MAY 28, ARMENPRESS: The round-the-world sailing of "Armenia"
sailing vessel kicks off May 28 from the Spanish Valencia town. During
the tour which will last for nearly one year the "Armenia" sailing
vessel will stop in five continents, will pass through waters of three
oceans - Atlantic, Pacific and Indian, and will be in all those places
where Armenian community exists.
Presidential Press office told Armenpress that before the tour the
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received the members of staff of
the sailing vessel. Noting that today most people may be suspicious
whether such difficult tours are important in the 21st century when
there no more exist close territories on the world map the President
of the republic said: "Our nation's fate arranged in a way that there
are Armenians in all the sides of the world and the map of our national
identity, the map of our cultural heritage and the map of history of
Armenian communities are extremely important for us."
According to Serzh Sargsyan, the key objectives of this sailing
are to newly discover the world and enrich it. "You are going to
give a new charge and to convey the breath of the homeland to our
communities, to give a new meaning to the formula of our identity and
the cultural institutions spread in all the continents," S. Sargsyan
underscored. The Armenian President gave the state flag of Republic
of Armenia to the staff of the sailing vessel: after their return
the flag will according to the tradition be handed to the President.
President Sargsyan wished the members of the staff of the sailing
vessel a favorable wind, successful sailing and secure return.
Writer-publicist Zori Balayan, who is a member of "Armenia" sailing
vessel, expressed gratitude to the President and said that from time
to time they will report on the course of the sailing.
ARMENMPRESS
MAY 28, 2009
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, MAY 28, ARMENPRESS: The round-the-world sailing of "Armenia"
sailing vessel kicks off May 28 from the Spanish Valencia town. During
the tour which will last for nearly one year the "Armenia" sailing
vessel will stop in five continents, will pass through waters of three
oceans - Atlantic, Pacific and Indian, and will be in all those places
where Armenian community exists.
Presidential Press office told Armenpress that before the tour the
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received the members of staff of
the sailing vessel. Noting that today most people may be suspicious
whether such difficult tours are important in the 21st century when
there no more exist close territories on the world map the President
of the republic said: "Our nation's fate arranged in a way that there
are Armenians in all the sides of the world and the map of our national
identity, the map of our cultural heritage and the map of history of
Armenian communities are extremely important for us."
According to Serzh Sargsyan, the key objectives of this sailing
are to newly discover the world and enrich it. "You are going to
give a new charge and to convey the breath of the homeland to our
communities, to give a new meaning to the formula of our identity and
the cultural institutions spread in all the continents," S. Sargsyan
underscored. The Armenian President gave the state flag of Republic
of Armenia to the staff of the sailing vessel: after their return
the flag will according to the tradition be handed to the President.
President Sargsyan wished the members of the staff of the sailing
vessel a favorable wind, successful sailing and secure return.
Writer-publicist Zori Balayan, who is a member of "Armenia" sailing
vessel, expressed gratitude to the President and said that from time
to time they will report on the course of the sailing.