  Diaspora Armenians welcome bicameral parliament idea  February 4, 2011 - 15:45 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Diaspora Armenians welcome the idea of formation of bicameral parliament which will include representatives of the Diaspora. “Armenia is the homeland of all Armenians. We welcome the idea although it’s unclear what the mission of the structure will be and what political forces of Diaspora will be represented in it,” an Armenian entrepreneur from Sweden, Vahan Chanoian, told reporters in Yerevan. For his part, head of Hovnanian International, Vahagn Hovnanian hailed the idea as a strategy aimed to preserve the Armenian identity. “Armenians of Diaspora could share their experience and best traditions,” he said.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
