The seminar, which was attended by YSPS participants as well as YSPS alumni of different years, aims at making use of the high intellectual potential accumulated in the School, as well as contributing to the interaction and socialisation between alumni and participants coming from different social and professional backgrounds.

International and local experts, high-ranking officials and diplomats attended the seminar. Speeches were given by Mr Tigran SARGSYAN, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Mr Vache GABRIELYAN, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Armenia, H.E. John A. HEFFERN, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Armenia, H.E. Perti SALO, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland to Armenia, Dr Florian HARTLEB, Professor, Centre of European Studies/Brussels and other prominent Armenian political analysts.

The seminar was widely covered by national media, TV companies and news agencies.