ARF to Meet with President on Diaspora Tour, Says Manoyan

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By Asbarez Staff on Sep 25th, 2009

YEREVAN (Tert.am) – The Armenian Revolutionary Federation will meet
with President Serzh Sarkisian’s during his recently announced tour of
Diaspora communities to discuss the Turkey-Armenia protocols, said the
party’s political director Giro Manoyan on Friday.

During a meeting Thursday with His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of
All Armenians on Thursday, the president announced his plans to visit
Diaspora communities of New York, Paris, Los Angeles, Beirut and
Rostov-on-Don, beginning on Oct. 1.

Manoyan said the Diaspora tour will provide the president a unique
opportunity to understand the concerns of the Armenian people.

`Since our concerns are shared by those both inside and outside
Armenia, and by hearing those concerns, Serzh Sarkisian will be guided
in the right direction,’ said Manoyan.

Tert.am asked the president’s deputy chief of staff Vigen Sargsian
whether the ARF would be included in the Diaspora meetings.

`It is obvious that the ARF has a major role in these communities and
any discussions without the ARF would be futile,’ said Sargsian adding
that the party had been invited as was the case when the matter was
being discussed in Armenia.