YEREVAN, JULY 29, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian received on July 28 famous Armenian boxers, world boxing champions Vakhtang Darchinian and Susi Kentikian. The Minister greeted the Armenian champions, expressed interest in their future programs and coming duels. At the end of the meeting the Minister invited the champions to Yerevan School 168 after His Holiness Vazken I where Diasporan Armenian young people arrived in Armenia within the framework of the Come Home program participate in courses on Armenian. School Director Sona Galstian first welcame those present at the full hall, then the school pupils presented nice dancing and reciting performances. The RA Minister of Diaspora warmly greeted the Diasporan Armenian boys and girls and wished them always to have victories in their life, like Vakhtang and Susi. She emphasized that the champions of the Armenian origin reached those successes setting themselves an object, owing to their everyday hard work. The Minister called on that every Armenian, like Vakhtang, keep the honour of the Armenian flag high, devotes himself to the Armenian, Armenians and Armenia. Then Hranush Hakobian handed diplomas of the Ministry of Diaspora to Vakhtang Darchinian and Susi Kentikian for keeping high the name of the Armenian sport and of an Armenian on the international scene. According to the Press and Public Relations Department of the RA Ministry of Diaspora, the school pupils and Come Home program participant Diasporan Armenian pupils received Vakhtang's speech of gratitude and persuasions to everyday work hard with great enthusiasm. The young people from Armenia and Diasporan Armenians present at the hall addressed the questions they were interested in to the champions of the Armenian origin. The champions promised that then they will more often visit Armenia, especially, that it was the first time Susi returned her birthplace after 18 years.

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