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THEY REMEMBERED ABOUT THE FRONTIER VILLAGES

Politics

Our authorities finally realized that the economic growth is only obvious in Yerevan. It is necessary to promote the economic growth of rural areas as well in order to provide compete development of the country.

The 3rd Armenia-Diaspora Summit which will be held on 18 – 20 September will serve this aim. The agenda of the summit will be the economic promotion of the rural regions.

Today Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian informed that first of all they want to assist the frontier villages the number of which is about 150.

“A question will be aroused - to reconstruct the substructures of the rural areas, to contribute to their economic development and to create conditions for decent life and work in rural areas with the joint efforts and contribution of the RA Government, business circles, Diaspora, and many international organizations.”

By the way, this idea probably occurred to our authorities after international organizations became interested in RA rural territories. The interest of foreigners towards Armenia made our officialdom reconsider their own approach to the economic growth and the terrible state of Armenian villages.

The date of the summit will coincide with the 15th anniversary of the RA Independence. In Oskanian’s opinion serious work was implemented in order to strengthen the Armenia-Diaspora relations.

“Armenia-Diaspora Summit is a serious institutional structure,” announced Vartan Oskanian in today’s press release and connected it with the festival “One nation, one culture” Pan Armenian games, and the festival “Golden Apricot.” Two forums will be held during the summit; economic, organized by the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development and agro-forum, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture.

Vartan Oskanian presented the program; the plenary session will be convened on the first day of the summit, on September 18 during which the Presidents of RA and NKR, the Catholicos of all Armenians will deliver speeches. The key issues of the next day meeting will be related to the Armenian rural areas.

The participation of the summit is free but the participants must place their orders in advance.