DIASPORA MUST ASK FINANCIAL REPORTING AGAINST INVESTMENT, FORUM PARTICIPANT SAYS
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17:25 19/09/06
"Armenia cannot help the Diaspora. Under present conditions,
the Diaspora must help Armenia and without preconditions. The only
precondition must be financial reporting against the investment made,"
Gevorg Bardakchyan, the head of Armenian Studies at the Michigan
University, told the Third Armenia-Diaspora Forum today. In his words,
until today the cooperation between Armenia and Diaspora has been
"satisfactory" because only 25% of Diaspora Armenians have made
any investment in Armenia. Concurrently, in USA there are many high
rank officials and excellent experts who refuse to make investment
in Armenia for different reasons, he said. The speaker thinks all
possible means must be used to attract their potential, including
media and embassies.