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ARMENIAN DIASPORA MINISTER HRANUSH HAKOBYAN VISITS JORDAN
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 7, 2010 - 22:01 AMT 17:01 GMT
Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan left for Jordan, accompanied
by Honorary Consul of Armenia in Israel Tsolag Momjian.
Before her meeting with the Armenian community of Jordan, Minister
Hakobyan paid a visit to the Armenian Church being built at the site
where Christ was baptized. By the decision of the authorities of
Jordan, leaders of 16 Christian churches, including the Apostolic
Church of Armenia, are building churches near the site where Christ
was baptized by John the Baptist. The Armenian Church is being built
with funding from French Armenian doctor Karo Karapetian's heritage
which was left for that purpose.
Hranush Hakobyan also paid a visit to Calouste Gulbenkian Seminary in
Amman where she had a meeting with teachers and students. The Minister
also attended an event organized by the students, which was dedicated
to Armenia and the Armenian Army.
RA Minister of Diaspora also visited the Armenian Prelacy in Amman
and had a meeting with heads of the Armenian community. During the
meeting, she discussed issues related to strengthening of relations
between Armenia and the Diaspora.
Minister Hakobyan met representatives of the Armenian community at
the Armenian cultural center in Jordan. During the nearly two-hour
meeting, the Minister gave a lengthy speech and answered the community
representatives' questions regarding acquisition of RA citizenship,
Diaspora Armenian businessmen's activities in Armenia, taxing and
customs obligations and more.
Hakobyan donated the books published by the RA Ministry of Diaspora
to representatives of the Armenian community and Calouste Gulbenkian
Seminary, RA Diaspora Ministry official website reported.
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 7, 2010 - 22:01 AMT 17:01 GMT
Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan left for Jordan, accompanied
by Honorary Consul of Armenia in Israel Tsolag Momjian.
Before her meeting with the Armenian community of Jordan, Minister
Hakobyan paid a visit to the Armenian Church being built at the site
where Christ was baptized. By the decision of the authorities of
Jordan, leaders of 16 Christian churches, including the Apostolic
Church of Armenia, are building churches near the site where Christ
was baptized by John the Baptist. The Armenian Church is being built
with funding from French Armenian doctor Karo Karapetian's heritage
which was left for that purpose.
Hranush Hakobyan also paid a visit to Calouste Gulbenkian Seminary in
Amman where she had a meeting with teachers and students. The Minister
also attended an event organized by the students, which was dedicated
to Armenia and the Armenian Army.
RA Minister of Diaspora also visited the Armenian Prelacy in Amman
and had a meeting with heads of the Armenian community. During the
meeting, she discussed issues related to strengthening of relations
between Armenia and the Diaspora.
Minister Hakobyan met representatives of the Armenian community at
the Armenian cultural center in Jordan. During the nearly two-hour
meeting, the Minister gave a lengthy speech and answered the community
representatives' questions regarding acquisition of RA citizenship,
Diaspora Armenian businessmen's activities in Armenia, taxing and
customs obligations and more.
Hakobyan donated the books published by the RA Ministry of Diaspora
to representatives of the Armenian community and Calouste Gulbenkian
Seminary, RA Diaspora Ministry official website reported.