Ara Abrahamyan: Armenia and Diaspora Should CooperateMay 17, 2006 - 19:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 450 Armenian NGOs, which were not informed of each other's activities, have been registered in Russia till 1999. Them it was decided to form an organization that would coordinate the activities of the Armenian Diaspora in Russia. In the course of formation of the Union of Armenians of Russia (UAR) 90% of the NGOs broke off activities, the others joined the UAR, Ara Abrahamyan, the UAR President stated at a press conference in Yerevan. In his words, about 2 million of Armenians live in Russia at present. Some 500 thousand are citizens of Armenia."After the formation of the UAR we decided to form an Armenian organization that would unite the whole Diaspora. Presently the World Armenian Congress unites the Armenian communities of 27 states. Our major problem was the interaction with the Armenian authorities. But I should underscore that presently the WAC and the Armenian state structures experience no discrepancies," he said. Ara Abrahamyan remarked that the Armenia and Diaspora should work jointly. "Without the coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the WAC cannot deal with the Armenian Genocide issue within international structures. We have prepared a package consisting of 600 questions for submission to the International Tribunal. But the document will not have weight without the approval of the RA MFA," the WAC President 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 | 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. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |