Armenia-Diaspora cooperation concept discussed in YerevanDecember 24, 2008 - 15:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A discussion on Armenia-Diaspora cooperation concept was held in Yerevan today. The concept was presented by the International Center for Human Development (ICHD). The current stage will cover five provisions, including the strategy of development, unused possibilities and challenges Armenia and Diaspora face. "We have been developing the concept since August, jointly with the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs. Now, we to brought it up for discussion of public and experts," Tevan Poghosyan, executive director of the Armenian Atlantic Association, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "All ideas and suggestions will be submitted to the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs for final discussion," he said. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |