RA MINISTER OF DIASPORA RECEIVES PARTICIPANTS OF HAMAZGAYIN UNION’S STUDENT CONFERENCE

Noyan Tapan
July 17, 2009

YEREVAN, JULY 17, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. RA Minister of
Diaspora Hranush Hakobian received 35 Diasporan Armenian young people
of the Hamazgayin (National) Armenian Educational and Cultural Union’s
15th student conference who came to the homeland from the USA, France,
Lebanon, Iran, Brazil, Israel, United Arab Emirates.

Greeting the Diasporan Armenian students the Minister presented
in detail the points which made the creation of the RA Ministry of
Diaspora a historical necessity. She presented the approaches, which
were put in the basis of Homeland-Diaspora cooperation and became a
state policy guideline in the direction of strengthening the relations.

According to the Press and Public Relations Departement of the RA
Ministry of Diaspora, H. Hakobian attached importance particularly
to the involvement of Diasporan Armenian youths in all pro-Armenian
programs which are undertaken and realized by the Ministry with the
participation of Diasporan structures.

The Minister reminded once more the necessity of remaining an Armenian
out of the homeland, making an Armenian family, using the Armenian
language in the family and keeping Armenian family traditions. "Each
Armenian young man, wherever he lives, should be proud of his Armenian
roots and always remember that he has a homeland, Armenia, which
worries about him and his national problems," the Minister said.

The Diasporan Armenian young people presented their views and
suggestions about the problems of their community, which refer to the
preservation of Armenian identity and Armenian spirit, the infinite
attention towards the homeland, the development of Armenian schools
in Diaspora and manifestation of unreserved willingness in providing
proper assistance to solve each problem concerning Armenia.

Minister Hranush Hakobian wished good luck to the participants of the
Hamazgayin student conference and expressed the hope that from now on
the practical contacts and active cooperation with the RA Ministry
of Diaspora will be more objective and effective. At the and of the
meeting the students gave Hranush Hakobian a little souvenir.