Latin America’s Armenian community under threat of assimilationJune 9, 2010 - 14:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In 2009, Armenian government approved a program on assistance to Latin America’s Armenian community in cultural and educational issues. “In 2010, a number of events were implemented in the framework of the program; AMD 20 million will be allocated from state budget,” RA Deputy Diaspora Minister Stepan Petrosyan stated. As he told a news conference in Yerevan, Latin America’s Armenian community is under the threat of assimilation. With extensive number of mixed marriages, 70% of Armenians are not involved in the life of local community. “To increase Latin America’s Armenian community’s awareness of national culture, a group of Armenian artists toured San-Paulo, Uruguay and Brazil on May10-21. Also, a group of cultural workers will be delegated to Latin America till yearend. Armenian Diaspora Ministry intends to support Armenian Studies Center in San Paulo, allocating funds for creation of Armenian-Portuguese dictionary, as well as Armenian-language program for Armenian grammar tuition,” Petrosyan said. Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |