ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF HUNGARY HAS ETHNIC SOVEREIGNTY

Lragir, Armenia
Oct 2 2007

The Armenian community of Hungary has ethnic sovereignty, stated
the ambassador of Armenia to Austria, Hungary, Czech and Slovakia
(residence in Vienna) Ashot Hovakimyan in a news conference on
Tuesday. "Hungary is the only European country with such a precedent,"
he said, News Armenia reported.

According to Ambassador Hovakimyan, the Armenian community counts
about 3000, it has a history of centuries and is a traditional ethnic
minority.