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    AGBU Press Office
    55 East 59th Street
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    Phone: 212.319.6383, x118
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    Website: www.agbu.org

    PRESS RELEASE

    Monday, August 3, 2009

    AGBU Aleppo Organizes a Seminar on the International Economic Crisis &
    Its Implications on Armenian Youth

    The Student Committee of the AGBU-AYA Chapter in Aleppo, Syria organized
    a full-day conference on May 1, 2009, entitled "The International
    Economic Crisis and Its Implications on Armenian Youth." The event at
    the AGBU Calouste Gulbenkian Center attracted 250 college students of
    Armenian descent, particularly those who are majoring in the fields of
    banking, business, economics and finance.

    The seminar was divided into four parts. The first two sessions were
    presented by Dr. Annie Tortian, Professor of Economics in Haigazian
    University and Lebanese American University, who analyzed the economic
    crisis as well as the causes and consequences of the present recession.

    At the end of the second session, the Republic of Armenia's Minister of
    Economy, Nerses Yeritsyan, participated via conference call, during
    which time he explained to the audience that there are new projects
    being implemented, which hope to encourage entrepreneurship,
    particularly by young professionals, in the Armenian economy.

    The third session was comprised of a panel discussion, which invited
    Melhem Antoun, Director of Audi Bank in Northern Syria, Leon Zeki,
    prominent Armenian businessman and member of the Aleppo Chamber of
    Commerce, Garabed Boghossian, Director of the credit section of BEMO
    Bank's Damascus branch, and Bassel Chaban, Director of the Aleppo branch
    of an organization for young Syrian entrepreneurs, to share their
    thoughts on the current state of the economy.

    The discussion was dominated by questions delving into the local impact
    of the global economic crisis. Nazareth Yacoubian, a member of the
    Damascus Chamber of Commerce, who joined the event via conference call,
    contributed his own analysis of the difficulties facing the region's
    economies and encouraged students to gain as much experience as possible
    and place an emphasis on their education.

    Subsequent to the analysis of the international and regional components
    of the crisis, the last session looked at the direct effects on Armenian
    youth. The session was an open discussion forum moderated by Yervant
    Zorian, member of the Central Board of the AGBU and the Chairman of the
    AGBU Silicon Valley Chapter; it included a discussion not only of the
    responsibility of Armenian youth in their personal development but also
    the role that organizations and youth committees should play in that
    regard. AGBU Central Board and Chairman of AYA in Damascus Vasken
    Yacoubian joined the discussion via conference call and he emphasized
    the importance of education for young Armenians in the region. Minister
    of Diaspora for the Republic of Armenia, Hranush Hakobian, joined the
    conversation via telephone and encouraged diasporan Armenian youth to
    arm themselves with knowledge and the zeal to serve the homeland.

    Established in 1906, AGBU (www.agbu.org) is the world's largest
    non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU
    preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through
    educational, cultural and humanitarian program, annually touching the
    lives of some 400,000 Armenians around the world.
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