CONFERENCE OF FORUM OF ARMENIAN ASSOCIATIONS OF EUROPE TO BE HELD ON
MAY 29-30 IN BRATISLAVA
BRATISLAVA, MAY 6, ARMENIANS TODAY – NOYAN TAPAN. The conference of the
Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe will be held on May 29-30 in
the capital city of Slovakia, Bratislava. It is dedicated to the 90th
anniversary of declaration of the First Republic of Armenia and to the
10th anniversary of creation the Forum of Armenian Associations of
Europe. Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed about it by Ashot
Grigorian, the Chairman of the Forum.
According to him, among conference’s goals are discussion of
Turkish-Azeri anti-Armenian lobbying that has become active and
measures undertaken against information war, bringing forward the issue
of recognition of Nagorno Karabakh Republic by European countries
parallel with the issue of recognition of Armenian Genocide, lobbying
and elaboration of general approaches over it in the issue of Nagorno
Karabakh settlement, supporting spreading of Armenian culture in
European countries, systematization of programs of preservation of the
Armenian nation in the Diaspora. In his words, the conference will also
pursue the goal of consolidating the huge potential of Armenian
businessmen acting in different countries of the world, creating and
strengthening business contacts among them, which will contribute to
strengthening of business possibilities of European Armenian
businessmen. It will also be a serious financial support aimed at
solution of national problems.
Creation of permanently acting four departments of the Forum of
Armenian Associations of Europe, legal, business, information, as well
as science-education-culture-sport, will be also among the goals of the
conference to be held in Bratislava.
According to A. Grigorian, it is planned that when discussing the legal
problems the conference participants will touch upon the current state
of recognition of the Armenian Genocide and its development, expediency
of raising the issue of Genocide in Hague Court, legal approaches aimed
at international recognition of the Genocide, legal bases of solution
of the Nagorno Karabakh problem, possibility of recognition of Artsakh
independence by European countries.
Systematization of European Armenian businessmen’s activity in Europe
for the purpose of involving businessmen from different countries in
joint activities, promotion of joint work of European Armenian and
Armenian businessmen, creation of a system of protection of mutual
interests, activization of investment activities done in Armenia by
coordination of cooperation between Diasporan Armenian and Armenian
businessmen and contribution to that cooperation by the Armenian
authorities will be discussed among the business problems of the
conference.
The issue of coordination of government programs of Armenian economic
development and potential of Diasporan Armenian businessmen for the
purpose of promotion of investments in the country, issues of
elaboration of joint investment programs with Armenia’s government and
assisting their implementation will be also discussed. It is envisaged
that during the conference an agreement will be reached to assist
European Armenian lobbyist structures from the joint activities gain,
to allocate some funds for the purpose of contributing to holding of
cultural and sports events in Armenian communities, to the
international recognition of the Armenian Genocide and solution of the
Nagorno Karabakh problem.
The cultural, scientific, and educational problems’ discussion of the
conference of Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe will regard
systematization and support to periodic holding of cultural and sports
events in Armenian communities of the Diaspora, strengthening of ties
between Armenian and Diasporan cultural and educational centers,
organization of concerts and exhibitions of cultural figures invited
from Armenia, the goal of which will be to make Armenian culture
accessible for not only Armenian communities of Europe, but also for
Europeans.
The conference organizers intend to pay a special attention to problems
of education and preservation of the Armenian language making an
attempt to finance educational and scientific programs of Armenian
communities with the funds of the Forum of Armenian Associations of
Europe. Besides, tasks to support proper presentation of scientific
elaborations and inventions done by Armenian scientists at European
exhibitions and forums will be set. A task will be set to promote these
inventions and innovations having their contribution to the process of
scientific-technical development of both Armenia and the world.
According to the Chairman of the Forum of Armenian Associations of
Europe, the conference will also touch upon information problems,
including contribution to solution of issues of national significance
through joint and coordinated work of media, systematization of use of
forces of Armenian press in lobbyist issues of national importance. The
issues regarding systematization of information sphere will be
promotion of the issue of recognition of Armenian Genocide in the
world, right presentation of the problem of Nagorno Karabakh fair
settlement, contribution to establishment and strengthening of
Armenia-Artsakh-Diaspora, Diaspora-Diaspora economic, cultural, and
other ties, RA statehood, establishment of democracy in Armenia and
strengthening of country’s international image, growth of economic
strengthening and international involvement, taking root of the idea of
Armenia as a Homeland for all Armenians in Armenia and Diaspora.
Contribution to free democratic Armenia’s becoming an ideological and
cultural center of all Armenians, to preservation and spreading of
Armenian cultural values, to creation of a general all-Armenian
information field, and to possibility of exchange of information will
be also considered as an information problem. A task will be set to
create a united information and cultural environment through modern
technologies, for Armenians living in different countries of the world
not feeling themselves isolated from Armenian cultural and public life
to have a possibility to take part in discussion and solution of
public, cultural, and social issues. Besides, a task will be set to
contribute to freedom of press and expression in Armenia, to
strengthening of confidence to media, as well as to development of
democratic institutions in Armenia and introduction of democratic
values, to the process of using the experience of Diasporan Armenians,
living in stable democratic states, in Armenia, to formation of an
atmosphere of information solidarity and joint work among Armenian
media of the world, to Armenian media’s pursuing norms of skill and
ethics meeting international standards irrespective of the place of
their activity.
It is envisaged that Chairman of the Forum of Armenian Associations of
Europe Ashot Grigorian and Adviser to UN Secretary General Arshaluys
Chgnavorian will make a speech at the opening of the conference. It is
also envisaged that the conference will make changes in the Forum’s
Regulations and programs, elections of Forum’s Board of Trustees will
be held. Forum’s Declaration will be adopted by the results of the
conference.