YEREVAN, JUNE 28, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The annual fifth cycling trip Yerevan-Stepanakert-Yerevan organized by the Armenian Technology Group fund finished on June 27. 18 cyclists, 9 of whom were from the United States of America, took part in the seven-day trip which started on June 21. According to the information provided to a Noyan Tapan correspondent by Zhan-Varuzh Mikayelian, the executive director of the American office of the Armenian Technology Group fund, the cycling trip was organized for charitable purposes: "Fundraising was implemented within the framework of this action, and a number of agricultural equipment costing 35 thousand U.S. dollars will be bought with the profit received from it. They will be brought into Armenia from the United States during the two forthcoming months and will be placed at the disposal of certain rural communities," he mentioned. Zhan-Varuzh Mikayelian also mentioned that there were three main goals for organizing the cycling trip; to support Armenia's agriculture, develop ecoturism, and promote a healthy way of life.

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