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Press Release: AYF members return home

Armenian Youth Federation of Australia
PO Box 238, Willoughby, NSW Australia 2068
publicaffairs@ayfaustralia.com
www.ayfaustralia.com

PRESS RELEASE
24 July 2006

AYF MEMBERS RETURN HOME



Armenian Youth Federation members Nejteh Demirian, Soseh Demirian, Tamar Gulumian and Garbis Kolokossian, and their Hamazkaine Sevan Dance Ensemble colleagues have all returned home to Australia after being stranded in Lebanon for the past week.


Approximately 80 members of the dance troupe were unable to return home from an invitation performance tour of Armenia and the Middle East when Beirut international airport was bombed by the Israeli air force during the recently heightened conflict.

Over the last three days, they have all returned to Sydney via Jordan, to the delight of their parents, families and friends.

AYF Australia would like to thank all who contributed to their priority return, including the Armenian National Committee of Australia, the parents' spokespeople and the Australian Federal Government.

Please follow their journey through the following Press Releases:
Press Release: ANC Australia joins call for action
Press Release: AYF members safe in Lebanon
Press Release: Armenians returning home
Press Release: 'We can't wait to return home'

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