Armenian President hails initiatives aimed at Diaspora unificationOctober 15, 2012 - 18:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 15, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan attended the second assembly of World Armenian Congress (WAC), union for Armenian NGOs. In his speech President Sargsyan stressed the need to welcome any initiative aimed at uniting the Diaspora. “We are small in number. For this reason, we must struggle for maintenance of identity, neutralizing the threat of assimilation. We must welcome every possible mechanism of mutual assistance and self-organization,” RA President said. “Consistent support will be provided to Syrian Armenians, as they were forced to take the road of migration after the Genocide. Due to the Armenian organizations worldwide, we can now speak about world Armenian civil society, which unites different kinds of organizations – political, benevolent, cultural,” President Sargsyan said. Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |