July 24, 2009 - 21:04 AMT
Armenia's ministry of Diaspora able to carry out serious work
Ministry of Diaspora of Armenia managed to do serious work for a short time, Arpi Vartanian, regional director of the Armenian Assembly of America (AAA) told journalists in Yerevan today.

"Overall activities of the Diaspora ministry can be assessed as positive. Recently the diaspora minister Hranush Hakobyan met a group of students arrived from abroad, such meetings are very important for the Armenia-Diaspora cooperation", Arpi Vartanian said.

AAA regional Director attached importance to "Ari Tun" (Come home) program, carried out by the ministry. "This program enables Armenians from the Diaspora come and stay at homeland. This is how ties between homeland and Diaspora can be strengthened," Arpi Vartanian said.