September 28, 2005 - 13:06 AMT
WAC-RA GOVERNMENT COOPERATION MECHANISMS NOT ELABORATED YET
The Days of the World Armenian Congress and the Union of Armenians of Russia are starting in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh today. Special mechanisms of collaboration between the WAC and the Armenian government have not been worked out yet and the organization develops activities in scientific, educational and economic fields only, Chairman of the Union of Armenians of Russia Ara Abrahamian stated during today's press conference dedicated to the 5-th anniversary of the organization. He also informed he is meeting with Robert Kocharian tomorrow and is going to offer the RA President to elaborate a mechanism of the kind. He also noted that the organization is not engaged in politics, since its members are citizens of Russia. However he informed that they will assist in conducting the parliamentary and presidential election in Armenia. When commenting on the demand of the Armenian community of Georgia to grant an autonomy status to Samtskhe-Javakhetia Ara Abrahamian said that Georgia is an independent state but if it is incapable to secure employment for its citizens, the residents of Samtskhe-Javakhetia have the right to ask for autonomy. "We should show concern for the fate of our compatriots", he stated.