THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE OF ST. PETERSBURG MET WITH PAP PRESIDENT

11/24/2010
President of "Prosperous Armenia" party Gagik Tsarukyan received representatives of the Armenian community in St. Petersburg. The main topic of discussion was a boxing tournament in memory of freedom fighter Vachik Mkrtchyan. Traditional tournament already in fifth time held in Armenia. It took place with the support of NOCA President Gagik Tsarukyan, and now the authors of the initiative have expressed words of gratitude on this occasion.






In his speech Gagik Tsarukyan noted that the organization of such tournaments is very important, as memory of freedom fighters who gave their lives for their country should be stored. "We also need to bring a healthy way of living and thinking in our youth, only in this case we can have a brilliant future, I want to express my gratitude to all the Armenians living abroad, who always welcome and support our athletes which encourage them more" - said Mr. Tsarukyan.

The Armenian community representatives of St. Petersburg, in their turn, noted that such events are even more important before the next year European Boxing Championship which will be held in Yerevan.