ArmInfo. Ishkhan Zakaryan, Chairman of the World Committee of the Pan-Armenian Games, held meetings with representatives of the Armenian community in a number of cities in Kazakhstan on September 17-24.
According to the press service of the Committee, the Armenians of Kazakhstan have not participated in any event over the 20-year history of the Pan-Armenian Games. "A newly elected Committee of the Pan- Armenian Games was formed in Nursultan, businessman Hayk Soghoyan was appointed chairman. Armenian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Gagik Kalachyan, chairman of the Pan-Armenian Games Pan- Armenian Committee Ishkhan Zakaryan and Hayk Soghoyan discussed various organizational issues," the ministry said in a statement.
Then Ishkhan Zakaryan visited the United Arab Emirates. According to the source, the delegation from the UAE, consisting of 11 people, this year for the first time took part in the Pan-Armenian Games. Zakaryan and the Ambassador of Armenia to the UAE Mher Mktrumyan met with the head of the Armenian Church in the UAE and Qatar. According to the results of discussions, including with representatives of the Armenian community in Abu Dhabi, it was recorded that delegates from Sharjah and Abu Dhabi will take part in the next Pan-Armenian Games quite fully.
In the near future, Ishkhan Zakaryan is expected to meet with representatives of the Armenian community of Russia and a number of European cities, whose representatives have not yet participated in the Pan- Armenian Games, or participated in a small number.