FOREIGN MINISTER: ARMENIA-DIASPORA RELATIONS BASED ON MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND TRUST

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Sept 18 2006

YEREVAN, September 18. /ARKA – Novosti-Armenia/. Armenia-Diaspora
relations are based on mutual understanding and trust, Armenian
Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan said Monday speaking at the third
Armenia-Diaspora forum opening in Yerevan.

He said the forum would give a new impetus to these relations.

In his words, the forum will outline future activities of all Armenians
worldwide, who has many common problems.

"We don’t overestimate our expectations from the forum and don’t think
it will solve all problems in Armenia and Diaspora. However it will
spur these relations and we’ll be able to reach our goals thanks to
consolidation", Oskanyan said.