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ARMENIA CAN NOT REGARD ITS DIASPORA AS A DONOR ONLY: PM SAYS
YEREVAN, February 4. / ARKA /. The Armenians of the world are a
single interconnected organism that lives by a single logic, and this
is why Armenia can not look at its vast Diaspora as a donor only,
prime minister Tigran Sargsyan said in an interview with The Moscow
News newspaper.
"We look at our Diaspora as part of the Armenian world. The Armenian
world has its economic and political interests, lobbying organizations
and charitable foundations. Two-thirds of our people live outside
Armenia, and the impact of the 6 millionth Diaspora is very strong
and palpable. Armenia itself often helps the Armenian communities,"
Sargsyan said.
He said Armenians have their global organizations like pan-Armenian
organizations of architects, lawyers, dentists, surgeons and so on,
who meet for various workshops and conferences worldwide. "This
ensures that the nation is more united, and the living organism gets
more opportunities for self-realization ", he added.
Sargsyan spoke also about his family and the Armenian Genocide of 1915,
saying in particular that his ancestors came from Erzurum which is
in present-day Turkey.
"My grandfather escaped death by miracle. Having lost the entire family
- his parents, brothers, sisters - he emigrated first to Russia and
then to Eastern Armenia. And at the age of 17 he started life from
scratch. Our whole life is saturated with memories of our historical
homeland, genocide and its victims. This fate befell many Armenian
families," he said.
The 1915 Armenian Genocide was the first genocide of the twentieth
century. Turkey denies that mass annihilation of the Armenian
population -1.5 million- during World War I amounted to genocide.
The Armenian Genocide is recognized by many countries, including
Uruguay, Russia, France, Lithuania, Italy, the majority of U.S.
states, Greece, Cyprus, Argentina, Belgium and Wales, Switzerland,
Canada, Poland and many other countries. -0-
From: A. Papazian
YEREVAN, February 4. / ARKA /. The Armenians of the world are a
single interconnected organism that lives by a single logic, and this
is why Armenia can not look at its vast Diaspora as a donor only,
prime minister Tigran Sargsyan said in an interview with The Moscow
News newspaper.
"We look at our Diaspora as part of the Armenian world. The Armenian
world has its economic and political interests, lobbying organizations
and charitable foundations. Two-thirds of our people live outside
Armenia, and the impact of the 6 millionth Diaspora is very strong
and palpable. Armenia itself often helps the Armenian communities,"
Sargsyan said.
He said Armenians have their global organizations like pan-Armenian
organizations of architects, lawyers, dentists, surgeons and so on,
who meet for various workshops and conferences worldwide. "This
ensures that the nation is more united, and the living organism gets
more opportunities for self-realization ", he added.
Sargsyan spoke also about his family and the Armenian Genocide of 1915,
saying in particular that his ancestors came from Erzurum which is
in present-day Turkey.
"My grandfather escaped death by miracle. Having lost the entire family
- his parents, brothers, sisters - he emigrated first to Russia and
then to Eastern Armenia. And at the age of 17 he started life from
scratch. Our whole life is saturated with memories of our historical
homeland, genocide and its victims. This fate befell many Armenian
families," he said.
The 1915 Armenian Genocide was the first genocide of the twentieth
century. Turkey denies that mass annihilation of the Armenian
population -1.5 million- during World War I amounted to genocide.
The Armenian Genocide is recognized by many countries, including
Uruguay, Russia, France, Lithuania, Italy, the majority of U.S.
states, Greece, Cyprus, Argentina, Belgium and Wales, Switzerland,
Canada, Poland and many other countries. -0-
From: A. Papazian