YEREVAN, JUNE 20, NOYAN TAPAN. 650 young people of 18-30 from Armenia, Artsakh, Javakhk, and the Diaspora will take part in the Baze-2007 All Armenian Youth gathering to be held on July 12-19 in Jermuk. This gathering is organized by the All Armenian Youth Fund. Arthur Soghomonian, the Head of the gathering, declared at the June 20 press conference that 60 million drams (about 173 thousand U.S. dollars) was allocated by the state budget and about 15 million drams will be given by the fund. During the festival 9 detachments will be formed, which will be divided into three fronts according to the colors symbolizing the tricolour: red, blue, and orange. The detachments will be formed in representative principle: the RA regions, Artsakh, Javakhk, different colonies of the Dispora, higher educational institutions, the disabled people of the Pyunik NGO, and journalists will be represented by one detachment. 12 young people will be included in each detachment. Cultural, intellectual, and sports contests, as well as a contest of Baze sculpture will be organized within the frameworks of the gathering. They will also organize meetings with high-ranking officials and cultural figures, as well as visits to the historical-cultural sights of the region Vayots Dzor.

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