Zaven Khanjian’s 2023 Visit
AMAA is not a factory that makes products, it is a mission to shape and impact people. Executive Director / CEO Zaven Khanjian spoke about loyalty and responsibility during a frank conversation with the AMAA Yerevan staff.
“Just like a car won’t function if even a single screw is broken, each one of you plays a crucial role in upholding AMAA’s 105-year mission to the fullest,” emphasized Mr. Khanjian.
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June 24 marked the 33rd session of the Board of Trustees of Hayastan All Armenian Fund chaired by the President of the Republic of Armenia, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Fund, Vahagn Khachaturyan.
Fund Board Member, AMAA Executive Director / CEO Zaven Khanjian took part in the meeting emphasizing the Fund’s role in supporting the Armenian colonies affected by various disasters.
After the session, Mr. Khanjian had private talks with RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
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While in Armenia, AMAA Executive Director / CEO Zaven Khanjian participated at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Church of Armenia, which was held at AMAA’s Sheen Shoghik camp in Hankavan.
In a message addressed to the participants, Mr. Khanjian called on everyone to think about the legacy they will leave behind, which is above their own ego. He summed up his thoughts with the precise question and brilliant answer of the great Armenian Poet Vahan Tekeyan,
𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒇𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒆? 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑰 𝒈𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆, 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒅.
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On June 25, AMAA Executive Director / CEO Zaven Khanjian met with the Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin II, at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
During the meeting, in the warm atmosphere of Christian love, the parties exchanged opinions on the challenges facing the motherland, inter-church relations and other issues.
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AMAA Executive Director / CEO Zaven Khanjian recently visited Matenadaran named after M. Mashtots, where Interim Director Karen Matevosyan presented the history of Matenadaran and its scientific research works.
Then, in the museum part, they got acquainted with the Armenian medieval bibliography, viewed the exhibition entitled “The Heritage of Nerses Shnorhali” about the thinker, theologian, great poet of the Middle Ages.
The other important place of visit was the National Library of Armenia, where the director Anna Chulyan thoroughly presented the works of the library and thanked Mr. Khanjian for donating valuable Armenian volumes to the National Library.
