Please find attached the Armenian version of the press release.
PRESS RELEASE
Assembly of Armenians of Europe
Rue de Treves 10, 1050 Brussels
Tel: +32 2 647 08 01
Fax: +32 2 647 02 00
Young Armenians of Sweden visited Brussels
the capital of the European Union
Stockholm, 2/06/04 – On the initiative of the Union of Armenian
Associations in Sweden and the Assembly of Armenians of Europe a group
of 22 young people of the Swedish Armenian Community visited Brussels
on May 27-30, 2004. The purpose of this visit was to represent to
young Armenians Brussels, the capital of the European Union, the
European Institutions and their activities, as well as introduce them
to their rights and obligations as EU citizens.
The group visited the European Commission and the European Parliament
on May 27 and 28, where the competences of each European Institution,
the participation of members States in the activities of the European
Institutions, in particular the participation of Sweden, as well as
the role and participation of the EU population in the integration
process was emphasized. The young people had the opportunity to
discuss important issues, such as Turkey’s potential accession to EU,
Armenia’s possible accession to EU, the cooperation between members
States and currency differences, etc.
On May 29 the young people visited the park “Mini Europe”, where
each member State is represented with its most famous cultural and
historical monuments in a smaller scale.
On May 30 the group visited the Armenian Church of Brussels and the
monument dedicated to the memory of victims of the Armenian Genocide
of 1915.