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ARMENIA SHIP ARRIVING IN LIMASSOL PORT ON AUGUST 11
Gibrahayer
Office of the Armenian MP Vartkes Mahdessian - The sailboat "Armenia"
will be arriving at the Limassol new port at 7:00 pm on Thursday, 11
August 2011. Limassol will be the final stop of its epic world journey,
which started on 28 May 2009 from Valencia, Spain. The crew consists
of seven Armenians and the head of the expedition is Dr. Zori Balayan,
a renowned Armenian author, traveller and human rights activist. Its
mission is to increase world awareness about the Armenian nation,
once a significant seafaring people with more than 1000 ships in 24
big ports of the Kingdom of Cilicia (1080-1375), which had special
ties with Lusignan Cyprus.
The ship is dedicated to Saint Mesrob Mashdots, who "discovered" the
Armenian alphabet in 405 AD and the 1700th anniversary of Christianity
in Armenia (301 AD), while its arrival here coincides with the 20th
anniversary of the Republic of Armenia, which became a reality after
the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The ship is adorned with the 38
letters of the Armenian alphabet, the Armenian cross and the Armenian
symbol of eternity.
A special welcoming ceremony will be held, followed by a cocktail
reception, in the presence of Their Excellencies the President of
the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and the President of the
Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.
Gibrahayer
Office of the Armenian MP Vartkes Mahdessian - The sailboat "Armenia"
will be arriving at the Limassol new port at 7:00 pm on Thursday, 11
August 2011. Limassol will be the final stop of its epic world journey,
which started on 28 May 2009 from Valencia, Spain. The crew consists
of seven Armenians and the head of the expedition is Dr. Zori Balayan,
a renowned Armenian author, traveller and human rights activist. Its
mission is to increase world awareness about the Armenian nation,
once a significant seafaring people with more than 1000 ships in 24
big ports of the Kingdom of Cilicia (1080-1375), which had special
ties with Lusignan Cyprus.
The ship is dedicated to Saint Mesrob Mashdots, who "discovered" the
Armenian alphabet in 405 AD and the 1700th anniversary of Christianity
in Armenia (301 AD), while its arrival here coincides with the 20th
anniversary of the Republic of Armenia, which became a reality after
the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The ship is adorned with the 38
letters of the Armenian alphabet, the Armenian cross and the Armenian
symbol of eternity.
A special welcoming ceremony will be held, followed by a cocktail
reception, in the presence of Their Excellencies the President of
the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and the President of the
Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.