Preparations are under way for the upcoming celebration of Assyria day. "Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA) designated the Assyria Day at its 27th World Congress 2010 in Ankaw" . Mr Hermiz Shahen, Deputy Secretary General and the Regional Secretary of the AUA in Australia & New Zealand, told SBS Radio that it is very important to implement and celebrate these occasions to increase awareness for establishment and the return to our ancestral homeland.