Speaker of Parliament receives executives of AGBU Montreal Chapter

17:01, 13 October, 2021

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 13, ARMENPRESS. Speaker of Parliament of Armenia Alen Simonyan received today the Chairman of the Montreal Chapter of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) Chahé Tanachian and the Secretary of the Chapter Hagop Arslanian, the Parliament’s press service said.

Welcoming the guests, Alen Simonyan highly assessed the activities of the structure aimed at a number of spheres. The Head of Parliament expressed readiness to support all initiatives and programs being implemented in Armenia aimed at strengthening the homeland.

The guests presented the priorities of the AGBU Montreal organization, pointing out the main programs which would be implemented in Armenia.

During the meeting the post-war situation in Armenia was touched upon. In this context the Chairman of the Montreal Chapter Chahé Tanachian presented the approaches existing on the post-war situation in the Diaspora, and particularly, in Canada. The Speaker of Parliament has underlined that at this moment the issue of the urgent repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war and the civilians being kept in Azerbaijan remains of priority.

Issues on strengthening Armenia-Diaspora relations were discussed.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS