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    AYF PARTICIPATES IN FIRST BDP YOUTH CONGRESS IN TURKEY

    AYF Participates in First BDP Youth Congress in Turkey

    DIYARBAKIR (DIKRANAGERD), Turkey-On Saturday, November 30, an Armenian
    Revolutionary Federation Youth Organization delegation comprised of
    Sarkis Degirmenjian and Rupen Janbazian from Armenia, participated in
    the first youth congress of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy
    Party (BDP). The congress was organized by the Youth Assembly of the
    BDP and was held in Diyarbakir's Seyrantepe Sport Hall. The invitation
    was extended to the AYF as well as all other member youth organizations
    of the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY).

    The conference was attended by over 30,000 BDP members and supporters,
    as well as several representatives of socialist youth organizations
    from around the world. The representatives of the AYF addressed the
    crowd, outlining their view on a number of regional and international
    issues faced by both the Armenian and Kurdish people.

    The speech, which was delivered first in Armenian and then in
    Turkish, focused on the shared history of the two peoples and
    how a cooperation based on mutual respect and understanding can be
    instrumental in today's changing Middle East. After the address, the
    AYF representatives presented the BDP Youth Assembly members with a
    commemorative plaque.

    The following day, on December 1, the AYF delegation participated in
    a forum organized by the BDP Youth Assembly with the representatives
    of all the invited organizations, during which a number of issues
    pertaining to socialist youth were discussed.

    It is important to note that two other high-level meeting between
    delegations representing the ARF and the BDP were held over the past
    few weeks in Washington and Istanbul on October 29 and November 12
    respectively. The November 29 meeting was the first time since 1923
    that an official ARF delegation had visited Istanbul.

    Turkey's BDP, which was founded in 2008, has observer status in the
    Socialist International, and publicly urges the government of Turkey
    to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

    http://asbarez.com/116882/ayf-participates-in-first-bdp-youth-congress-in-turkey/

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