A delegation from the ADL Lebanese Regional Board, headed by Avedis Dagezian and accompanied by colleagues Vigen Tosunyan, Joseph Grboyan, Vache Donerian and Levon Parseghian, visited the President of the Armenian General Benevolent Union in Lebanon, Mr. Gérard Tufenkjian, at the Union’s Zabel Movsesian Center office in Sin El Fil.
The delegation conveyed to Mr. Tufenkjian the greetings and unconditional stance of the ADL Central Board in support of our people’s children who were affected by the disaster that recently struck Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. The Board expressed its readiness to cooperate with the Union in order to assist our people’s children. The Regional Board also presented the damages sustained by the Vahan Tekeyan School and the Tekeyan Center.
Mr. Tufenkjian expressed his satisfaction with this visit and deemed important the cooperation among Armenian unions in order to better serve our people’s children. He presented the work carried out by the Armenian General Benevolent Union in Lebanon since the first day of the Beirut disaster. The Union is conducting an assessment and documentation of damages in order to provide compensation in the future, within the limits of its capabilities. Food is being distributed to needy families at the Union’s centers. The Union has also decided not to charge any tuition fees from students attending its schools in the upcoming academic year.
The members of the ADL delegation appreciated the great work accomplished by the Union and wished success to Mr. Tufenkjian and the AGBU leadership in Lebanon in their nation-building activities. At the end of the meeting, the parties pledged to remain in communication in order to overcome all obstacles facing our people.
