Scouts from around the world participate in the opening ceremony of the 10th Pan-Homenetmen Jamboree at Yerevan’s Republic Square

YEREVAN—Homenetmen scouts from all over the world assembled in Armenia on Thursday to kick off the 10th Pan-Homenetmen Jamboree, an international gathering of Homenetmen Armenian scouts from around the world, which takes place every four years.

725 scouts from 17 different countries participated in an opening ceremony which took place at Yerevan’s Republic Square on Thursday.

The more than 700 scouts, 112 of them representing the Western USA region, will spend two weeks at their camp in Byurakan, Armenia.

This year’s camp motto is “From Aragats to Ararat, we are the keepers of our Cause” («Արագածէն Արարատ, տէ՛րն ենք մեր Դատին»).