His Eminence and Prelacy Executive Council Meet with Sister Organizations

His Eminence, Archbishop Khajag Hagopian, Prelate of the Armenian Prelacy of Canada and Prelacy Executive Council met with sister organizations at the Prelacy on the evening of October 24, 2008.

Representatives from the ARF Central Committee, Armenian Relief Society, Homenetmen, and Hamazkayin Regional Executives took part in this meeting to discuss matters and issues related to the Armenian Community of Canada.

The main topic however, revolved primarily around Armenian National Education in Canada, and accordingly, Prelacy Armenian National Education Council representatives and Mr. Hagop Boulgarian, Sourp Hagop Armenian Day School’s principal, were also present at this meeting.

Prelate Hagopian spoke about the urgency and importance of Armenian National Education, which encompasses every aspect of being Armenian and goes beyond educational institutions and text books.

In turn, Dr. Garbis Harboyan, vice-chairperson of the Armenian Prelacy’s Executive Council, presented the different issues related to Armenian National Education. In his presentation Dr. Harboyan stated that “the foundation of a nation is its language, which is the major difference between different cultures, and helps propagate the existence of a people. When a language is no longer spoken or used, it eventually dissipates and dies. The eradication of a people’s language leads to the extinction of that nation,” stated Dr. Harboyan.

The representatives of the organizations and institutions present at this meeting shared their concerns, as well as suggestions. At the request of His Eminence, a conference on Armenian National Education is being planned for spring 2009. 

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