YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian received Deputy Chairman of Pan-Armenian Games' Committee, Canadian Armenian businessman Hrant Bardakchian on August 21. The latter said that during the meeting with Mrs. H. Hakobian he learnt about the activity and programs of the Ministry, about the results of the Minister's visits to Spain and Poland, as well as about the RA Ministry of Diaspora's Hayern Aysor electronic newspaper and website. Touching upon the programs of Pan-Armenian Games H. Bardakchian attached importance to the fact that young people from different communities of Diaspora visit their Homeland. He pointed out with pleasure that the community teams of Diaspora won 2009 Pan-Armenian Games. Thus, the team of Tehran Armenians won the final of the football tournament, and the team of Sochi won the Los Angeles-Sochi final game of the basketball man championship. H. Bardakchian also said that a meeting of Pan-Armenian Games World Committee will be held in May 2010 in Yerevan and the problems connected with organization of the next Pan-Armenian Games of 2011 will be discussed during that meeting. Pan-Armenian Winter Games are also planned to be held.

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