The first ever Armenian National Youth Forum was launched in Yerevan on August 1.

Organized by Armenia’s Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, the forum intends to provide disaporan Armenian young people the opportunity to participate in the development process of Armenia, establish ties and strengthen each other, as well as encourage them to expand their work and involvement in their communities.

Attending the three-day forum, according to the organizer, are 600 Armenians aged 18-35 years from more than fifty countries.