ARCHITECTS OF DIASPORA IN THE PARLIAMENT

National Assembly of RA
April 22 2009

On April 21, Mr. Hrayr Karapetyan, Vice President of the National
Assembly, in the sitting hall of the Parliament received the architects
of the Diaspora from 17 countries, who were in Armenia to participate
in the pan-Armenian conference of architects. Ms. Hranush Hakobyan,
Minister of Diaspora also participated in the meeting. The three-day
conference of "The Armenian Architecture and 21st century," begun
on April 21, was launched on the initiative of the Ministry of
Diaspora. Welcoming the guests, the Vice-President of the Parliament
Mr. Hrayr Karapetyan said that the first Pan-Armenian event of the
Ministry of Diaspora was dedicated to architecture, considering
it as one of the most expressive and characteristic features of
national identity. The Vice President welcomed all the initiatives
and events that were joining all the Armenians, stressing that the
challenges facing the homeland and the Armenian people were possible
to overcome only then when all Armenians were united. According to
the speaker, the adopted politics of the authorities aimed to unite
all the Armenians all over the world, to open the doors of Armenia
for all our compatriots.

On behalf of the National Assembly and, in particular on behalf of
Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan, the President of the National Assembly, who
is on an official visit to Poland, Mr. Hrayr Karapetyan wished the
participants of the conference success and productive activities.