Armenian community in Lebanon will have a rather full agenda in 2016, Editor-in-Chief of Lebanon-based Armenian newspaper Azdak Shahan Gandaharyan mentioned.
Lebanon's Armenian community to have a full agenda this year
STEPANAKERT, FEBRUARY 1, ARTSAKHPRESS-ARMENPRESS: “First, work is needed to carry out in the political sector. As you know, President’s post is vacant and it is needed to agree on a candidate. Lebanese communities and political forces must agree on a candidate issue after which parliament will elect the president of the Republic. The deadline passed and the parliament failed to elect a president. The Armenian community, as one of the most important 7 communities in the social and political sector of Lebanon, will assume the role of a bridge between all sides,” Shahan Gandaharyan said.
Works will be carried out on inter- community issues in 2016. Shahan Gandaharyan noticed that a unique unity was formed within the community over the organization of the events on the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Political parties, religious communities and associations were integrated in this matter. As a result, more than 500 events were organized in 2015.
Shahan Gandaharyan also noted they will continue to raise the Syrian issue on various occasions as well as, being in touch with Syrian counterparts, provide fast and objective news on the situation.
According to Shahan Gandaharyan, visits of youngsters of Lebanon’s Armenian community to Armenia should be activated. It is necessary to create conditions for the students to come and get higher education in their fatherland.
