Armenia-Diaspora Forum Enriches Ones And Impoverishes Others

ARMENIA-DIASPORA FORUM ENRICHES ONES AND IMPOVERISHES OTHERS

Lragir.am
11 Aug 06

The Lragir.am has learned that a group of Armenian Dashnaks from
Greece wanted to arrive in Armenia in September and take part in
the third Armenia-Diaspora Forum, however they encountered the real
nature of the Armenia-Diaspora relation long before arriving in
Yerevan. After reserving air tickets, the group of Greek Armenians
decided to reserve rooms in a hotel in Yerevan. All the hotels in
Yerevan told them that there were no vacant rooms. Certain people from
the organizational committee of the Armenia-Diaspora Forum offered
the group of Diasporan Armenians to stay at hotels near the capital
and informed them that they would have to pay as much as 5000 U.S. for
ten days, food not included. The group of Dashnak patriots, including
mainly elderly Diasporans, thought that a "5000 dollar worth forum"
is too expensive and gave up the idea of arriving in Armenia at all,
returning the air tickets they had reserved.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS