  Ministry of Diaspora Affairs board holds first meetingFebruary 21, 2009 - 11:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The board of the Armenian Ministry of Diaspora Affairs held Friday its first meeting under the presidency of Minister Hranush Hakobyan.The agenda included the Ministry's action plan for 2009 and assistance programs to the Armenian communities in Latin America and Georgia. Members of the board are representatives of the Armenian intelligentsia and Diaspora. "This will help us join efforts for resolutions of problems. Our counterparts abroad can send their proposals and remarks via Internet," Minister Hakobyan 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 |  Related sections Topic 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. |
