Gagik Gevorgyan re-elected as head of Armenian jewelers association

YEREVAN, March 25. / ARKA /. Gagik Gevorgyan was re-elected as head of the Armenian Jewelers Association (AJA), an AJA press release said today.

The election was held on March 21 in the Swiss city of Basel. Sarkis Nurian, Shant Haytayan and Raffi Marukyan are the newly elected members of the executive board of the organization, it said.

Armenian Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan sent her congratulations to Gevorgyan on his reelection, the press release says.

"The Armenian Jewelers Association deserves the highest appreciation. Since its inception, the organization's goal has been to unite the entire potential of Armenian jewelers and contribute to the development of jewelry in the homeland," the minister's letter says, in particular.

Gagik Gevorgyan is also an advisor to the president of Armenia on the development of the jewelry sector. On his initiative, Armenia was elected as the host country for the 2016 annual forum of the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO).

Armenian Jewelers Association was founded in 1998. It is one of the first Armenian international trade and development associations. The Association's aim is to unite Armenian jewelers in order to develop Armenia’s jewelry industry. It has regional representatives in the Unites States (East & West Coasts), Europe, the Middle East, South America, Australia and Armenia.-0-