ARMENIAN GENERAL BENEVOLENT UNION MARKS ITS 100
PanARMENIAN.Net
12.12.2006 18:54 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian Diaspora is a means of widening the
living space of our nation, a way to pass the cultural wealth of
the nation to each other, a solid basis for economic and political
investments, with the help of which the Diaspora can participate in
awakening of the state and people," said Armenian Foreign Minister
Vardan Oskanian in Paris during the 100th celebration of Armenian
General Benevolent Union (AGBU). "After gaining Independence in
Armenia AGBU became one of those national structures, which actively
participates in reconstruction of the Armenian State. I am sure that
in the upcoming 10 years Armenia will have a steady progress. We
do not have an alternative. Only by this way we can preserve the
national originality of the new Diaspora, offering them a democratic
and prospering Armenia, to which they can resemble and be proud of,"
underlined Oskanian.
In Paris Oskanian met with AGBU presidency and leaders of other
Diaspora organizations. During the meetings issues of reconstruction
of Armenian villages have been discussed, reports press office of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.