Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told the Cabinet that Armenia‑Diaspora relations have transitioned from mere charity into more concrete, targeted, and strategic investment and professional engagement. He referred to the joint Firebird and NVIDIA initiative, which aims to establish a major artificial intelligence data center in Armenia.

He specifically thanked Diaspora investors for their involvement in such a large-scale initiative, according to Armenpress.

“When we talk about Armenia‑diaspora formulas, this activity is the very meaning—concrete, targeted, strategic—leaving no room for doubt,” Pashinyan said.

Minister of High‑Tech Industry Mkhitar Hayrapetyan noted that such initiatives are the best way to harness the diaspora’s potential. “Without using and engaging that potential, frankly, this project likely would not have been feasible for us—at least at this stage,” he said.

He added that it is not enough to build infrastructure; effective operational capacity is also required, which remains limited in Armenia.

Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs Zareh Sinanyan emphasized that these initiatives are the best rebuttal to misconceptions that the diaspora’s role is limited to charity. “This is the correct answer to questions about what the diaspora has done. It’s about transforming relations—from charity to investment, real, sustained, profitable human‑resource involvement,” Sinanyan said.

During Viva Technology in Europe—a major startup and tech conference—a $500 million investment megaproject for Armenia was unveiled: with government backing and in collaboration with NVIDIA, Firebird, and Team Group, the region’s most powerful AI supercomputing and data processing center will be built. Supported by the government to accelerate tech innovation and deploy advanced regional AI infrastructure, Firebird plans to launch in 2026 a data center equipped with thousands of NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, scalable to over 100 MW.