UNION OF ARMENIANS IN RUSSIA FOUNDS STRUCTURE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS PROGRAMS IN ARMENIA
Noyan Tapan News Agency
Sept 29 2005
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The Union of
Armenians in Russia intends to found in Armenia a universal structure
responsible for implementation of its program in the spheres of
business, culture, science, etc. At the September 28 press-conference
within the framework of Days of World Armenian Congress (WAC) and Union
of Armenians in Russia (UAR) in Armenia and Artsakh, Ara Abrahamian,
the President of the two organizations stated about this.
He mentioned that he was going to discuss this issue at the September
29 meeting with RA President Robert Kocharian.
According to Ara Abrahamian, though a number of programs has beem
implemented, the UAR has no concrete mechanism of cooperation with
Armenia till now, and in the case of existance of such a structure
the cooperation would be more effective.
Ara Abrahamian pointed out the active assistance of the UAR to Armenia
in the sphere of education: the UAR gifts a thousand of computers
to schools of Armenia every year, repairing works are also held
at schools.
During the five years of its existance, the UAR didn’t out the
Armenian science and culture of its attention. According to Ara
Abrahamian, the organization headed by him allocates few hundreds
of thousand dollars for needs of the RA National Academy of Science
every year. Among the UAR business programs in Armenia, the President
of the organization specially pointed out 50 mln dollars construction
works being implemented on the North avenue.
As for the issue if the UAR new structure will occupy itself with
political activity in Armenia Ara Abrahamian stated: “And without
us there are a lot of people here busy in politics. Besides, we
are citizens of Russia and have no right of being busy in policy
in Armenia.” He proved the information that the UAR supported the
Armenian Liberal Democratic Party during 2003 parliamentary elections:
“We supported the ALDP, we’ll support political forces of Armenia
during the 2007 elections as well, but we’ll do it with not violating
Armenian legislations.”
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress