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THIRD WESTERN ARMENIANS' ASSEMBLY HELD IN SEVRES A CENTURY LATER
AZG DAILY
15-12-2011
The Western Armenians' Assembly was held in Sevres after an interval
of 100 years. According to "ArmenPress", during a December 14 press
conference, candidate of historical sciences and assistant professor
Vahan Melikyan noted that bodies representing Western Armenians'
interests hadn't been formed in the past 90 years and that this was
a very important issue.
The first goal and objective of the third assembly was to create a
national council of Western Armenians hinged on legal and historical
grounds. The council has in itself an organizing committee, a financial
committee and many other committees. There is also a representative
group that includes representatives of large, conventional committees
of the Armenian Diaspora.
MP Aragats Akhoyan said the Assembly was important in that it had
brought together a group of Diaspora Armenians. The Assembly members
adopted a declaration and set correspondents in the regions that will
submit their proposals by January 1.
According to Melikyan, the International Organizing Committee on
December 10 terminated its activities and was replaced by the national
council of Western Armenians with its sub-committees. According to
the speaker, in our days, there is a problem with the unity of the
Diaspora and it would not be serious to expect this Assembly to
represent the Western Armenians' interests right away. Our fellow
Armenians in the Diaspora understand that as well.
The first two assemblies of Western Armenians were held in Yerevan
in 1917 and 1919. The association formed during the third assembly
is non-partisan, but this doesn't mean that those with political
affiliation are not allowed to enter. The Assembly collaborates with
the RA Ministry of Diaspora and other bodies, and what brings the
Western Armenians together is the goal to identify the issues and
find ways of solving them. According to the speakers, this is just
a step that should lead to further activities.
AZG DAILY
15-12-2011
The Western Armenians' Assembly was held in Sevres after an interval
of 100 years. According to "ArmenPress", during a December 14 press
conference, candidate of historical sciences and assistant professor
Vahan Melikyan noted that bodies representing Western Armenians'
interests hadn't been formed in the past 90 years and that this was
a very important issue.
The first goal and objective of the third assembly was to create a
national council of Western Armenians hinged on legal and historical
grounds. The council has in itself an organizing committee, a financial
committee and many other committees. There is also a representative
group that includes representatives of large, conventional committees
of the Armenian Diaspora.
MP Aragats Akhoyan said the Assembly was important in that it had
brought together a group of Diaspora Armenians. The Assembly members
adopted a declaration and set correspondents in the regions that will
submit their proposals by January 1.
According to Melikyan, the International Organizing Committee on
December 10 terminated its activities and was replaced by the national
council of Western Armenians with its sub-committees. According to
the speaker, in our days, there is a problem with the unity of the
Diaspora and it would not be serious to expect this Assembly to
represent the Western Armenians' interests right away. Our fellow
Armenians in the Diaspora understand that as well.
The first two assemblies of Western Armenians were held in Yerevan
in 1917 and 1919. The association formed during the third assembly
is non-partisan, but this doesn't mean that those with political
affiliation are not allowed to enter. The Assembly collaborates with
the RA Ministry of Diaspora and other bodies, and what brings the
Western Armenians together is the goal to identify the issues and
find ways of solving them. According to the speakers, this is just
a step that should lead to further activities.