WORLD ARMENIAN ORGANIZATION'S SEEDS PLANTED

YEREVAN, MARCH 28, ARMENPRESS: The kick off meeting of World Armenian Organization (WAO) was opened today in Yerevan, with participation of the representatives of Armenian Assembly of America and CIS countries. The participants of the meeting will discuss the documents prepared by the initiating group, make up the organizational committee and design the schedule of further work. As chairman of the Association of Russian Armenians Ara Abrahamian said, 35 organizations from more than 20 countries have nominated their representatives as members of the committee. The WAO is intending to cooperate with all Armenian organizations, parties and individuals.

The goal of the WAO is to join the world-spread Armenians in the name of common interests, reinforcement of Armenian statehood, international recognition of the Genocide and social-economic development of Armenia and Karabagh. In terms of economy the organization is intending to create a World Financial Company involved in different areas of entrepreneurship to direct 20 percent of its revenues to addressing different Pan-Armenian issues. The WAO office will be established in Armenia to coordinate projects planned for the coming decade.