ARMENIAN DIASPORA ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD ON MAY 31 IN ABKHAZIA
Daily Georgian Times, Georgia
April 26 2007
The Armenian Diaspora of Abkhazia is getting ready to hold its
assembly. According to the information disseminated by the Armenian
Diaspora, the Assembly will be held on May 31. They also informed
that Head of the Armenian Diaspora in Abkhazia would be elected at
the Assembly.
Marietta Topchiani, Co-Chairperson of the Armenian Diaspora in
Abkhazia informs that 155 delegates will take part in the Armenian
Diaspora Assembly.
As to the election of the Head of the Armenian Diaspora in Abkhazia,
Topchiani declared: "The Assembly will elect for the first time
a head of the Armenian Diaspora. On April 15 three years since the
foundation of the first organization for protecting the rights of the
Armenian Diaspora in Abkhazia was marked. In 2004 three Abkhazia-based
organizations Krunk, Mashtots and the Armenian Culture Center jointly
founded the mentioned organization".
The source also reports that the creation of the joint structures is
aimed at consolidating the Armenian Diaspora in Abkhazia.
Prior to holding the Assembly, regional-importance conferences will be
organized all over Abkhazia, basically on the territories predominantly
populated by Armenian nationals to elect the Assembly delegates.
The only candidacy for the Chairmanship of the Armenian Diaspora in
Abkhazia is named at this stage. This is Galust Trapizonian, who was
members of the De-facto Abkhaz Parliament earlier.
The source reports that the Assembly will discuss other significant
issues too. "The Assembly participants will elaborate a joint approach
towards Georgia that is trying to make split between the Abkhaz and
Armenian communities and accusing the Armenian residing in Abkhazia
of the felony against humanity", the Source informs.