IT IS NATIONAL CULTURE THAT HELPS ARMENIANS TO REMAIN ARMENIANS

Noyan Tapan
July 23, 2009

YEREVAN, JULY 23, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. RA Minister of
Diaspora Hranush Hakobian received on July 21 representatives of the
Youth Union of France of the city of Marseilles, members of the Araks
and Sasoun company who are in Armenia these days.

The company is in Armenia to receive dancing master classes within
the framework of the Come Home program before coming tours in the
communities of Diaspora.

According to the Press and Public Relations Department of the RA
Ministry of Diaspora, the French Armenian guests presented the Minister
their impressions got from Armenia, fixing those positive changes
that were obvious when comparing with their previous visits paid to
Armenia. The guests attached importance to improvement of necessary
conditions for Diasporan Armenians’ making investments for development
of tourism in Armenia and in the sphere of business. Speaking about
keeping the national culture, they mentioned: "It is too important
that the national culture remains at its height and is an example
for Diaspora for we are able to keep out national traditions, feed
from the Armenian culture and give it to our youth."

RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian expressed gratitude to
representatives of the Youth Union for keeping high the national
culture in France, the Armenian’s soul and identity as well as
for organizing visit of the Araks and Sasoun company members to
Armenia. "People are different, have different way of thinking,
different veiws but we must be together and united in the issue of
strengthening the Homeland, preservation of historic, cultural and
spiritual values," the Minister mentioned.

Before the farewell the Minister persuaded them to constantly keep
in the heart three most important precepts: return to the Fatherland,
to keep the Armenian Culture and that they always remember and follow
the principle that Armenia is the Homeland of all the Armenians.