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September 30, 2005 Friday

Armenians of Russia may take part in all-Armenian moves

By Tigran Liloyan

YEREVAN

Ara Abramyan, the head of the World Armenian Congress and of the
Union of Armenians of Russia, met with Armenian leaders in Yerevan on
Friday and discussed with them prospects for cooperation of these
organizations with the republic’s authorities.

Armenian President Robert Kocharyan said the Union of Armenians of
Russia had done a great deal to coordinate ties of Armenian
communities in Russian regions with the mother country. This will
give them an opportunity more actively to participate in all-Armenian
actions – forums, congresses, conferences and economic programmes,
the Armenian president believes.

The parties discussed proposals of representatives of the Union of
Armenians of Russia for their activity in Armenia, their
participation in various functions on a national scale, the
presidential press service reported.

At the request of the guests, the president summed up the state of
things with the settlement of the Karabakh conflict and prospects for
normalization of relations with Turkey.

Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan also spoke highly of the
activity of the Union of Armenians of Russia to consolidate the
Armenian diaspora and channel its potential for the implementation of
the programmes of importance to all Armenians. He is convinced, “The
activity of the Union of Armenians of Russia sets an example to all
other Armenian communities.”

Abramyan and the Armenian prime minister discussed the possible use
of the potentials of the World Armenian Congress and of the Union of
Armenians of Russia in the Armenian government’s programmes aimed to
carry out the republic’s social and economic tasks, the governmental
press service noted.