  RA Diaspora Ministry to offer UN to adopt convention on Diaspora September 29, 2010 - 15:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan said that 2011 will become a year of Diaspora’s internationalization. The Ministry of Diaspora aims to develop a Convention on the Armenian Diaspora in 2011, while the offer on it will be submitted to the UN, Hakobyan told a press conference dedicated to the 2nd anniversary of the Ministry. “In my opinion, not only the Armenian Diaspora, but also Diasporas of all peoples should be recognized by international institutions. To this end, we plan to organize a forum to bring together politicians from various countries with big Diaspora. Upon completion of the forum, Armenia, as an initiator and organizer of the conference, will submit a relevant document to the UN. Our Diaspora is multilingual and diverse. We should create a joint platform for confidence and cooperation for them,” Hakobyan concluded.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest 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.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan.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. |
