Karekin II: Diaspora, Armenia must unite for development September 19, 2011 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - All-Armenian Forum dedicated to 20th anniversary of Armenia's independence kicked off on September 19 in Yerevan. During his opening speech, the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia His Holiness Aram I urged Armenia and Diaspora to join efforts in resolving such problems as corruption, improvement of the quality of life, consolidation of the victory in Artsakh war. “Armenia and Diaspora must form a common mentality,” he stressed. His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, in turn, appreciated highly the Armenia-Diaspora ties, as well as unified struggle for development of Armenia. 550 representatives from 46 countries and 151 organizations are attending the forum. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. 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. |