YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The main goal of the Tekeyan Cultural Union is to unite the Armenians in the Diaspora and draw them closer to the Armenian sources. This statement was made by Haroutiun Arzumanian, the Chairman of the Tekeyan Cultural Union of Canada and the United States of America, at the press conference held on October 9 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Union. In his words, the Union, at present, has its centers in 15 countries of the world. According to Haroutiun Arzumanian, the activities of the Tekeyan Cultural Union have three directions: cultural, educational, and publishing. In his words, the Tekeyan Cultural Union implements its publishing activities in three languages: Armenian, English, and French, for the purpose of making the Armenian culture available for the Armenian young people in the Diaspora.

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