Expert: Diaspora must have faith in Armenia’s readiness to help it![]() August 3, 2012 - 16:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia must take every step for the Diaspora to be confident of homeland’s readiness to support it in the face of hardships, Director of RA NAS Institute of Oriental Studies said. “We must acknowledge the fact of having a large diaspora, which must be confident of its homeland’s support in case of necessity. People must have faith in Armenia’s ability to help them when in need,” Ruben Safrastyan told a conference, stressing the need for RA Foreign Ministry to work in that direction. Partner news Dwelling on the hike in gas prices, Iskandaryan said the change also affected other countries importing Russian gas. Armen Martirosyan noted that the price rise will further deteriorate the situation in the country, fostering emigration. In this connection, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian left for Strasbourg to attend CoE foreign ministers meeting. Orinats Yerkir party held a political council meeting on May 15, chaired by party leader Artur Baghdasaryan. Partner news |