Wednesday, 24 August 2011
Tigran Sargsyan: “Round-the-world journey of “Armenia” vessel expanded the geography of the Armenian nation.”
Today Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan had a meeting with the crew of “Armenia” vessel, led by the head of the expedition Zori Balayan, after their tour around the world.
The Prime Minister greeted the guests and congratulated them on the successful completion of the journey, noting that he had followed all the stages of the tour. “We are glad that you managed to carry out everything that had been planned. You’ve had numerous meetings with the representatives of the Armenian Diaspora, visited Armenian historical-cultural centers in many countries, giving us an opportunity to once again reinvent the rich historical heritage of our people all around the world,” the Prime Minister said.
As the Prime Minister noted, the crew of “Armenia” vessel has expanded the geography of the Armenian nation with their journey, discovering long forgotten places, where Armenian life and spirit has been present for many centuries. The Prime Minister expressed hope that the members of the expedition would summarize the results of their tour in the form of documentary materials as a report on the Armenian history for the future generations by means of a round-the-world journey.
Zori Balayan told Tigran Sargsyan about the boating course, the challenges they had encountered, as well as the achievements of the expedition. According to the head of the expedition, the journey has especially been of great importance to contribute to the preservation of Armenian identity in Diaspora and to the accounting and documentation of Armenian cultural values all around the world.
“Armenia” vessel started its round-the-world journey in 2009 March 28 from Valencia, Spain. The vessel crossed 23 countries, two equators, 42 miles, which is almost 82 thousand km.
