THEY REMEMBERED ABOUT THE FRONTIER VILLAGES

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[05:41 pm] 08 June, 2006

Our authorities finally realized that the economic growth is only
obvious in Yerevan. It is necessary to promote the economic growth
of rural areas as well in order to provide compete development of
the country.

The 3rd Armenia-Diaspora Summit which will be held on 18 – 20 September
will serve this aim. The agenda of the summit will be the economic
promotion of the rural regions.

Today Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian informed that first of all they
want to assist the frontier villages the number of which is about 150.

“A question will be aroused – to reconstruct the substructures of
the rural areas, to contribute to their economic development and to
create conditions for decent life and work in rural areas with the
joint efforts and contribution of the RA Government, business circles,
Diaspora, and many international organizations.”

By the way, this idea probably occurred to our authorities
after international organizations became interested in RA rural
territories. The interest of foreigners towards Armenia made our
officialdom reconsider their own approach to the economic growth and
the terrible state of Armenian villages.

The date of the summit will coincide with the 15th anniversary of the
RA Independence. In Oskanian’s opinion serious work was implemented
in order to strengthen the Armenia-Diaspora relations.

“Armenia-Diaspora Summit is a serious institutional structure,”
announced Vartan Oskanian in today’s press release and connected it
with the festival “One nation, one culture” Pan Armenian games, and
the festival “Golden Apricot.” Two forums will be held during the
summit; economic, organized by the Ministry of Trade and Economic
Development and agro-forum, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture.

Vartan Oskanian presented the program; the plenary session will
be convened on the first day of the summit, on September 18 during
which the Presidents of RA and NKR, the Catholicos of all Armenians
will deliver speeches. The key issues of the next day meeting will
be related to the Armenian rural areas.

The participation of the summit is free but the participants must
place their orders in advance.