Dear friends,From 20 to 27 September 2019, the first Federal-led Australian Delegation to Armenia toured Armenia and Artsakh, witnessing the motherland's beauty and studying its potential with visits to important businesses, while partaking in important political meetings that ensured we are now at peak bilateral relations between Australia and Armenia - with a future trajectory that points up.The following is a summary of some of our key media releases from the trip, for your attention.Thank you for your ongoing support to the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU). And remember to become a Friend of ANC-AU for the equivalent of $1 a day if you haven't already done so (read more and join by clicking here).Yours sincerely,Team Hai Tad---John Alexander Makes History as First Federal Australian Parliamentarian to Visit the Republic of Artsakh
STEPANAKERT: Mr. John Alexander made history as the first Federal Australian parliamentarian to visit the Republic of Artsakh, when he arrived in Stepanakert with New South Wales State parliamentarian Dr. Hugh McDermott and fellow members of the first Federal-led Australian Delegation to Armenia, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).Read the rest by clicking here---First Federal-Led Australian Delegation to Armenia Pay Historic Visit to Armenian Genocide Memorial
YEREVAN: On Sunday the 22nd of September, a delegation of Federal Australian parliamentarians visited the “Tsitsernakaberd” Armenian Genocide Memorial and Museum in Yerevan and honoured the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).Read the rest by clicking here---Australian Delegation to Armenia Celebrates Independence Day with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President Armen Sarkissian
GYUMRI: Chair of the Australian House of Representatives Economics Committee Mr. Tim Wilson MP and New South Wales Parliamentarian Dr. Hugh McDermott MP joined in Armenia’s 28th anniversary festivities in Gyumri, headlined by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President Armen Sarkissian.Read the rest by clicking here
---Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan Meets Australian Delegation to Armenia
GYUMRI: Republic of Artsakh President, His Excellency Bako Sahakyan met Australia's House of Representatives Economics Committee Chair Mr. Tim Wilson and New South Wales Parliamentarian Dr. Hugh McDermott at formal Armenian Independence Day celebrations in Gyumri.Read the rest by clicking here---Australian Delegation to Armenia Meets Catholicos Karekin II at Holy See of Etchmiadzin
ETCHMIADZIN: The Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin II welcomed the Armenian National Committee of Australia's (ANC-AU) Australian Delegation to Armenia at the Holy See of Etchmiadzin on Sunday 22nd September 2019.Read the rest by clicking here---Tim Wilson Meets Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan in Yerevan, as Australian Delegation to Armenia Begins
YEREVAN: Chair of the Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Mr. Tim Wilson MP, met with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia, His Excellency Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, marking the commencement of the Australian Delegation to Armenia organised by the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).Read the rest by clicking here---John Alexander and Hugh McDermott Honoured with Presidential Medals as Artsakh Celebrates History-Making Australian Delegation
STEPANAKERT: Republic of Artsakh President His Excellency Bako Sahakyan has bestowed honours to Federal Australian parliamentarian Mr. John Alexander MP and New South Wales State parliamentarian Dr. Hugh McDermott MP for their exemplary advocacy for the rights to self-determination of the Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).Read the rest by clicking here---Speaker Ararat Mirzoyan Welcomes Australian Delegation to National Assembly
YEREVAN: The Speaker of Armenia’s Parliament (President of National Assembly) Mr. Ararat Mirzoyan has hosted a meeting with the first Federal-led Australian Delegation to Armenia, reiterating that Yerevan intends to further advance diplomatic relations between their two countries by opening an Embassy in Canberra, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).Read the rest by clicking here
---Australian Delegation to Armenia Meets Government and Opposition Representatives at National Assembly
YEREVAN: The first Federal-led Australian Delegation to Armenia held meetings with representatives of the governing coalition and the opposition at the National Assembly in Yerevan, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).Read the rest by clicking here
---Double Tax Treaty Between Australia and Armenia Discussed During Meeting Between Tim Wilson MP and Armenia’s Ministry of Economy
YEREVAN: During a meeting between the Republic of Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Economy Mr. Avag Avanesyan and the Chair of the Australian Parliament’s House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics Mr. Tim Wilson MP, the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU) began discussions on a potential double tax treaty between Australia and Armenia.
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John Alexander MP Discusses Bringing Armenian Chess-In-Schools Initiative to Australia with Education Ministry and Chess Champion in Yerevan
YEREVAN: The Member of Australia’s largest Armenian-populated Federal electorate of Bennelong, Mr. John Alexander has discussed steps to bring Armenia’s chess-in-schools initiative to Australia in a meeting with Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Education Ms. Arevik Anapiosyan in Yerevan.
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NSW MP Hugh McDermott Meets Deputy Minister Kristinne Grigoryan as Australian Delegation to Armenia Continues
GYUMRI: Member of Parliament of Australia’s largest state of New South Wales, Dr. Hugh McDermott MP held a meeting with the Deputy Minister for Justice of the Republic of Armenia, Ms Kristinne Grigoryan, as the Armenian National Committee of Australia’s (ANC-AU) Australian Delegation to Armenia continued in the city of Gyumri.
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Australian Delegation to Armenia Begin Important Dialogues with Ministries of Infrastructure, Health and the Judiciary
YEREVAN: The first Federal-led Australian Delegation to Armenia began important dialogues with the Republic of Armenia’s Ministries of Infrastructure and Health, as well as the Judiciary, during meetings in Yerevan, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).
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Australian Delegation to Armenia Visits Tumo, Picsart, Ararat Brandy Company, Trinity Canyon and Megerian Carpets
YEREVAN / VAYOTS DZOR: The first Federal-led Australian Delegation to Armenia have visited prominent Armenian businesses, including Ararat Brandy Factory, Tumo Centre for Creative Technologies, Trinity Canyon Vineyards and Megerian Carpets.
“Our delegates were blown away at Tumo, and it is our collective intention to bring this magnificent Armenian export to Australia, for which we were provided a clear roadmap,” added Kayserian.
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Australian Delegation and American University of Armenia Discuss Opportunities for Cooperation
YEREVAN: The first Federal-led Australian Delegation to Armenia met with the leadership of the American University of Armenia (AUA) to discuss potential exchange programs and collaboration on other initiatives between Australian universities and the AUA, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).
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Australian Delegation Visits ARS Soseh Kindergarten in Artsakh
STEPANAKERT: The first Federal-led Australian Delegation to Armenia visited the Armenian Relief Society’s Soseh Kindergarten as part of their historic visit to Artsakh’s capital Stepanakert, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).
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Lady Cox Rehabilitation Centre in Artsakh Hosts Australian Delegation
STEPANAKERT: The Lady Cox Rehabilitation Centre hosted the first Federal-led Australian Delegation to Armenia as part of their historic visit to Artsakh’s capital Stepanakert, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).
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Armenian Football Federation and Australian Delegation Discuss Mkhitaryan and Co Playing the Socceroos in Sydney
YEREVAN: Federal MP Mr. John Alexander and the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU) have raised their desire to see Armenia’s national football teams playing against Australia’s in Sydney, during a Yerevan meeting with Mr. Armen Melikbekyan, who is the General Secretary and Vice-President of the Football Federation of Armenia.
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