YEREVAN—Over 160 participants gathered today at the invitation of the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF), the youth organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, for the 2015 International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) World Council. Titled “An Equal World Is Possible,” the Council includes participants from 60 countries, with over 160 delegates representing various socialist youth organizations, in addition to over two dozen AYF representatives from Armenia, Artsakh, and the Diaspora.
Over 160 youth gathered in Yerevan for the 2015 IUSY World Council. (Photo: Patil Aslanian)
Welcoming remarks were made by Socialist International Vice-President Mario Nalbandian, who is a former ARF Bureau member, IUSY President Felipe Jeldres, IUSY Secretary General Evin Incir, and AYF representative Garabed Shatoyan.
Shatoyan stressed that as 2015 marks the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide, Armenian youth will continue to persevere as they begin a new phase demanding the Armenian peoples’ rights to reparations. He added that the youth will concurrently work on the continuous development and strengthening of Armenia.
As the world’s largest international youth organization, the World Council will discuss the political and financial reports of the IUSY, in addition to environmental issues, youth unemployment, education, and the role of youth in the protection of basic human rights.
On May 9, participants will visit the Armenian Genocide Museum and the Tsitsernakaberd (Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex) where they will lay flowers in remembrance of the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
In order to expose the guests from around the world to Armenian history and culture, the delegates will also visit touristic sites and museums in Yerevan.
The meeting will close in the late hours of May 9.
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