HRANUSH HAKOBIAN DISCUSSES ISSUES ON THE ACTIVITY OF DIASPORA MINISTRY DURING HER FIRST WORKING VISIT TO MOSCOW

ARMENPRESS
JULY 24

The head of the Armenian Foreign Ministry’s Diaspora Ties State
Committee Hranush Hakobian paid her first working visit to Moscow
July 21-23 where she met with the representatives of the Union of
Russian Armenians and other community institutions.

Foreign Ministry press service told Armenpress that during the meeting
the sides exchanged thoughts over the Diaspora Ministry and main
directions of its activity.

The participants of the meeting greeted the creation of the Diaspora
Ministry and considered it as a natural step taking into consideration
the vast Armenian Diaspora.

In that pre-context Hranush Hakobian noted that Armenia’s president
highly underscores the uniting of the potential of all Armenians and
according to his proposed program the state will carry out serious
policy to support the issues on preserving Armenian identity in
Diaspora and in using the whole potential of Diaspora for making
Armenia stronger.

H. Hakobian said that the preservation of Armenian identity is one of
the most important issues of Diaspora and underscored the important
role of the state support in it. At the same time she underscored the
active participation of Diaspora in the implementation of economic
development programs in Armenia.