Tuesday, 4 October 2022
Pan-Armenian Games should be the best indicator to show our unity. Arayik Harutyunyan
Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 8th Pan-Armenian Summer Games Arayik Harutyunyan participated in the session of the Executive Committee of the "World Committee of the Pan-Armenian Games" NGO today.
Ishkhan Zakaryan, president of the Pan-Armenian Games World Committee, members of the executive committee from Armenia, Artsakh and the Diaspora also participated in the meeting.
Issues related to the holding of the eighth Pan-Armenian Summer Games and organizational work were discussed at the meeting.
In his welcoming speech, Arayik Harutyunyan said, "You know that in 2019, the Government supported the organization of the Pan-Armenian Games to the maximum extent and now it is ready to do it with redoubled zeal. Our goal is that every Pan-Armenian Games are better and of better quality compared to the previous ones. To that end, the members of the Government and the staff of the Prime Minister will do everything in close cooperation to solve all the problems, to communicate with our partners, to move forward."
The Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister also spoke about the works carried out in the direction of the modernization of sports infrastructure and emphasized, "We will have much better stadiums and gymnasiums for the next games. You know that the Government has invested quite a lot in sports infrastructure. At the moment, the Sports and Concert Complex with several halls and infrastructures can already host many competitions and next summer we will actively involve the Sports and Concert Complex. Other halls that have been involved in the past will also be used during the games."
Arayik Harutyunyan expressed confidence that together it will be possible to organize the Pan-Armenian Games in the best possible way and bring them to the designated milestone. "I want to say that we are focused on work and we are not going to deviate from this work even in the most difficult moments, because our opponents, enemies, competitors aim to divert us from the path of our development. The Pan-Armenian Games should be the best indicator and event that will show our unity and that we will organize all the directions of development that we have and the events that we have planned, despite all the difficulties."
The Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister referred to the European Boxing Championship held in Yerevan this year, which, according to experts, was the best among those organized so far. Arayik Harutyunyan noted that next year, on April 15-23, the European Heavyweight Championship will be held in Yerevan.
"We would like our Diaspora partners to help us bring our sports fans to Armenia. I am sure that representatives of European countries will participate, and if our Diaspora Armenians come and actively participate, it will be quite attractive, and the competitions will be more interesting," said Arayik Harutyunyan.
The 8th Pan-Armenian Summer Games will take place on August 5-19, 2023. The opening ceremony will take place in Gyumri, the closing ceremony in Yerevan. The participants will compete for 107 medals in 17 sports.
