  Diaspora Assists in Two Directions - Economic and PoliticalOctober 20, 2006 - 18:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, who is on a working visit in Canada at present, addressed the international conference titled "Creation of Possibilities for Development and Peace. Role of Diaspora" initiated by the UN and University for Peace, reports the RA MFA press office. Vartan Oskanian presented the Diaspora's activities in various states and the problems of its development. When touching upon the Armenia-Diaspora relations, the Minister remarked that the Armenian Diaspora renders assistance in two directions - economic (investments, philanthropy and financial transfers) and political (assistance in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, the Armenian Genocide recognition and the Armenian-Turkish relations).  Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
