ACYPL selects Ardashes Kassakhian for Africa exchange programAugust 23, 2012 - 12:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) has invited City Clerk Ardashes “Ardy” Kassakhian to participate in an international exchange program to South Africa and Namibia this September. According to Asbarez, he will be part of a seven-member, bipartisan delegation to South Africa and Namibia, serving as a young political leader representing the United States. Participants in the program must be nominated by a member of U.S. Congress or an alumnus of the program. Delegates have the unique opportunity to meet with elected officials at the national, regional and local levels, as well as policy makers, business and community leaders in the host countries. “I have always had a strong interest and admiration for the election processes in South Africa, particularly in the post-Apartheid era,” said Kassakhian, who has a framed ballot from that historic election when Nelson Mandela ran for President hanging in his office at City Hall. “I am equally interested in the elections processes in a relatively young nation like Namibia which has only been a state since 1990,” he added. Based in Washington, ACYPL is a nonpartisan NGO that is internationally recognized as the pre-eminent catalyst for introducing rising political and policy professionals to international affairs. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |