ARMENIAN LOBBYISTS MENTION NECESSITY OF MORE ACTIVE COOPERATION OF RA EMBASSIES WITH ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEES

Noyan Tapan
Mar 15 2007

YEREVAN, MARCH 15, NOYAN TAPAN. "Certainly, Turks and Azeris have
no traditions of ethnic lobbying, but they are very active in a
number of countries and spend much money on counteracting to our
initiatives." Susan Khardalian, Head of Armenian National Committee
of Scandinavia, stated this at the March 15 press conference.

In her words, the large Turkish community of Germany has learnt to work
with both political organizations and with media. She expressed anxiety
with the growing activity of Turkish and Azerbaijani organizations,
including in Sweden where she works.

In the words of S. Khardalian and another participants of the press
conference representing Armenian National Committees of Cyprus,
Canada, Argentina and Russia, Azerbaijani-Turkish activity does not
causes panic of Armenian lobbyists. "We must not surrender, we must
struggle and work directing our activity to creation of new structures
for counteracting to the initiatives of Turks and Azeris. We must not
forget that the basis of their activity is only finances and of our
activity fair requests and ideas," Aris Papikian, Head of Armenian
National Committee of Ottawa, stated.

The participants of press conference positively estimated traditions
of cooperation between Embassies of Armenia abroad and Armenian
National Committees.

At the same time, lobbyists referring to exclusively active support
Embassies of Turkey and Azerbaijan render to their compatriots living
abroad, mentioned the necessity to activize cooperation between
Armenian Embassies and Armenian National Committees.