YEREVAN, AUGUST 17, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The farewell evening of 65 Diasporan Armenians from 7 countries of the world, the second stage participants of the Come Home - 2009 program of the RA Ministry of Diaspora took place on August 14 in Yerevan Lovers' Park. According to the Press and Public Relations Department of the RA Ministry of Diaspora, Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglarian was present at the event. A quiz game on Armenology was organized during which the Diasporan Armenian young people performed the knowledge got during the course on the Study on Native Land subject within the framework of the Come Home 2009 program. The Yerevan Mayor's Office prepared prizes for the winners. Certificates were solemny given to the Come Home program participants and letters of thanks to the families showed hospitality to them. The farewell evening was closed with an entertainment program. Members of the working group of the department implementing the Come Home 2009 program, representatives of the administrative regions of Yerevan and ArmenTel company were also present at the farewell evening. The ArmenTel company is the sponsor of both first and second stages of the program. The latter also provided the phone tie of the Diasporan Armenian young people participating in the Come Home program with each other and with the program organizers.

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