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ARA ABRAHAMYAN: ARMENIA AND DIASPORA SHOULD COOPERATE
PanARMENIAN.Net
17.05.2006 18:32 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ 450 Armenian NGOs, which were not informed of each
other's activities, have been registered in Russia till 1999. Them
it was decided to form an organization that would coordinate the
activities of the Armenian Diaspora in Russia. In the course of
formation of the Union of Armenians of Russia (UAR) 90% of the NGOs
broke off activities, the others joined the UAR, Ara Abrahamyan,
the UAR President stated at a press conference in Yerevan. In his
words, about 2 million of Armenians live in Russia at present. Some
500 thousand are citizens of Armenia.
"After the formation of the UAR we decided to form an Armenian
organization that would unite the whole Diaspora. Presently the World
Armenian Congress unites the Armenian communities of 27 states. Our
major problem was the interaction with the Armenian authorities. But
I should underscore that presently the WAC and the Armenian state
structures experience no discrepancies," he said.
Ara Abrahamyan remarked that the Armenia and Diaspora should work
jointly. "Without the coordination with the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs the WAC cannot deal with the Armenian Genocide issue within
international structures. We have prepared a package consisting of
600 questions for submission to the International Tribunal. But the
document will not have weight without the approval of the RA MFA,"
the WAC President said.
PanARMENIAN.Net
17.05.2006 18:32 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ 450 Armenian NGOs, which were not informed of each
other's activities, have been registered in Russia till 1999. Them
it was decided to form an organization that would coordinate the
activities of the Armenian Diaspora in Russia. In the course of
formation of the Union of Armenians of Russia (UAR) 90% of the NGOs
broke off activities, the others joined the UAR, Ara Abrahamyan,
the UAR President stated at a press conference in Yerevan. In his
words, about 2 million of Armenians live in Russia at present. Some
500 thousand are citizens of Armenia.
"After the formation of the UAR we decided to form an Armenian
organization that would unite the whole Diaspora. Presently the World
Armenian Congress unites the Armenian communities of 27 states. Our
major problem was the interaction with the Armenian authorities. But
I should underscore that presently the WAC and the Armenian state
structures experience no discrepancies," he said.
Ara Abrahamyan remarked that the Armenia and Diaspora should work
jointly. "Without the coordination with the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs the WAC cannot deal with the Armenian Genocide issue within
international structures. We have prepared a package consisting of
600 questions for submission to the International Tribunal. But the
document will not have weight without the approval of the RA MFA,"
the WAC President said.