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"La survie de l’Arménie, et de son peuple millénaire, ne répond pas seulement à une nécessité géopolitique ou stratégiques, elle constitue un impératif moral. C’est cette responsabilité qui pèse aujourd’hui sur les épaules des nations amies, et donc, sur les vôtres."

"In these divisive times in human history, the entire world is watching to see if democracy and freedom will prevail over autocracy and oppression."

The news of Azeri shelling on the Armenian border towns of Jermuk, Goris, Sotk, Vartenis, Artanish, Ishkhanasar, and Kapan in the early hours of September 13th, resulting in a significant number of deaths among Armenia’s defense forces responding to...

The Central Board of Directors of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (the "Union") hereby gives notice to all the members of the Union qualified to attend, that the 92nd General Assembly will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at 11:30 AM at...

The recent passing of Karnig Yacoubian, who served as a member of the AGBU Central Board of Directors and Council of Trustees, comes as a great loss not only to family members, friends, and colleagues but also to AGBU leadership and a grateful...

The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) congratulates the newly elected President of the Republic of Armenia, Vahagn Khachaturyan. His term comes at a time when our nation faces many continued complex regional and global challenges which...

On the cusp of a new year, we can look back on 2021 as a time of bold experimentation and action. The fallout from compounded crises over the last two years continued to challenge the world in general and Armenians in particular, but...

On September 27, 2020, the Armenian World experienced a rude awakening about the national security of our homeland. Since that fateful day, the people of Armenia and Artsakh have had much to overcome. AGBU wishes them resilience and healing in...

This September 21st marks three decades since the Armenian people voted to declare independence as a sovereign nation state, a status not possessed for many centuries since historical Armenia fell under the rule of successive empires except for the...

AGBU congratulates Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his team on this week’s formation of a new government of Armenia. This, alone, is a positive achievement, given the complexities of the country’s internal political environment and the serious...