SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE DEVOTED TO THE 60TH ENNIVERSARY OF REPATRIATION IN 1946-1948

"Noravank" Foundation
25 December 2008

On December 13-14 by the initiative of the RA Ministry of Diaspora,
the Institute of Science (RA Academy of science) and "Noravank"
foundation was held an international scientific conference in
Tsakhkadzor on the subject "Repatriation of 1946-1948 and its lessons:
the problem of repatriation today" devoted to the 60th anniversary
of mass repatriation of late forties of the last century.

At the conference reports were made by famous scientists and social
figures from Armenia and Diaspora such as Amatuni Virabyan, Ashot
Melkonyan, Edward Melkonyan, Petros Hovhannisyan, Yuri Avetisyan,
Harutyun Marutyan ("Noravank" Foundation), Gevorg Yazichyan, Khachik
Ter-Ghukasyan (Argentina), Rubina Pirumyan (USA), Alber Achemyan
(Iran), Varvara Margaryan (RF) and others. The repatriates of 1946-1948
and the ones of our days shared with their memories. The Minister of
the RA Diaspora also made a report.

Reports and discussions were touching upon the issues of historical
comprehension of mass repatriation of 1946-1948, mistakes made during
repatriation; significance and consequences of Repatriation for
Armeniancy; historiography, geography and demography of Repatriation;
the role of Armenian Apostolic Church, All-Armenian Charity Union
and traditional Armenia parties (ARFD, "Ramkavar-Azatakan,"
and so cial-political party "Hnchak"); Stalin’s repressions
towards repatriates; adaptation and integration of repatriates
into the Armenian society etc. Reports and discussions connected
with up-to-datedness were devoted to tendencies and problems of
repatriation in the present day Diaspora; publications on the
subject repatriations in the press of Diaspora; integration of the
Armenians from Diaspora into Armenia; problems of easter-Armenian
and western-Armenian languages; legal groundings of repatriation;
policy of the RA towards stimulating repatriation; Israeli experience
of repatriation and absorption and other actual problems.
From: Baghdasarian