Demetris Christofias, President of the Republic of Cyprus, inaugurated the new building of the Larnaca Chapter of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) on May 5.

The event was attended by the Armenian MP in the Cyprus Parliament Vartkes Madessian and Archbishop Varoujan Hergelian, who delivered prayers and blessed the new building, Gibrahayer e-magazine reported.

The project was made possible due to the encouragement, support and substantial contribution made by the AGBU Central Board, as well as contributions received from the AGBU Larnaca, Limassol and Nicosia Chapters. Furthermore, from its inception the project received the full support of the Kalaydjian Foundation in Cyprus whose representatives Roupen and Dikran Kalaydjian through their speeches welcomed the President of the Republic and highlighted the importance of the center to the future life of the Armenian community of Larnaca.