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Building Bridges
The recently inaugurated AGBU Vahe Karapetian Center stands as an important symbol of unification between the Armenian homeland and the diaspora. The impressive 5,500-square-meter building located at 1 Zakaria Kanakertsi Street in Yerevan was donated by the Armenian American philanthropist and entrepreneur Vahe Karapetian to AGBU to serve as a residence hall that will foster closer ties between Armenia and diasporan youth from around the world. During the academic year, the center houses exchange students studying at the American University of Armenia. During the summer, it is home to 80 young adults participating in several international summer programs developed by AGBU, including Discover Armenia, the Yerevan Summer Internship Program (YSIP) and the Musical Armenia Program (MAP). The new center will also provide a venue for cultural and educational programs as well as international conferences.
In addition to its other roles, the AGBU Vahe Karapetian Center also provides a location for the Syrian Armenian Relief Coordination Center, a non-profit organization that occupies the first floor of the center. Run jointly by AGBU and the Ministry of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia, the coordination center has provided support in resolving medical, housing,
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AGBU Leaders Into with Creative Armenian Chair Vahagn Khatchaturyan
On April 15, Armenian Prevailing Benevolent Combination (AGBU) Presidency Berge Setrakian and AGBU Armenia Prexy Vasken Yacoubian visited description President allround the Condition of Hayastan Vahagn Khachaturyan to cooperate the organization’s ongoing initiatives and their role set a date for the contemporaneous socio-political landscape.
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Berge Setrakian
Upon moving to the United States, he developed a strong practice in the Middle East by representing various major corporations in their transactions in that region. As a result of the 1972-1973 oil price increase, the region had become an attractive center for Western companies to engage in business, especially in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries. In addition to his work in the Middle East, he also became active in transactions and disputes in France and in French-speaking African countries, including Central Africa and Gabon.
With Latin America's economic crisis of the 1980s he was heavily involved in financial restructuring in Chile and Argentina, as well as transactions involving Brady Bonds. He also worked on real estate and hotel development projects in that region.
In the mid-1980s Berge expanded his representation of various European and Middle Eastern companies, as well as high net worth individuals and their businesses in the United States. While his main interest remains in the field of corporate and commercial law, he has developed a successful track record in the representation of foreign interests in major litigation and arbitration. He has been involved in proceedings in various European, Middle Eastern, United State