Visits

By the N 234-A resolution of the RA Prime Minister dated 25 March 2011, RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan paid a working visit to the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Singapore and Australia to participate in the events dedicated to the 175^th anniversary of the Armenian Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator, as well as meet with representatives of Armenian communities and existing organizations.

The purpose of the business trip was to participate in the meeting with the heads and representatives of Armenian communities and organizations of the Northeast Federal District of the Russian Federation in St. Petersburg within the framework of the program “Activities with Communities” of the RA Ministry of Diaspora from the 15^th to the 17^th of March.

By the RA Prime Minister’s decision N 45-A of 27 January 2011, RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan paid a working visit to the Republic of France, the United States and Canada to meet with representatives of the Armenian communities and community organizations and participate in a number of initiatives.

The purpose of the business trip was to participate in ceremonies dedicated to the 10^th anniversary of the Armenian Cultural Center in Perm, Russia and the 20^th anniversary of the establishment of Armenians in Perm, as well as to hold a meeting with representatives of Armenian communities in the Ural regions.

From 30 November to 3 December 2010, a meeting with heads of Armenian communities and representatives of Armenian NGOs of the North Caucasus Federal District of Russia was held in Vladikavkaz, Russia. The program of meetings and the range of issues to be discussed had been agreed with the heads of the communities, and information had been provided to the regional departments of the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Union of Armenians of Russia.

The purpose of the business trip was to participate in the first conference of representatives of Armenian communities in Siberian and Far East regions of the Russian Federation held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia under the initiative of the RA Ministry of Diaspora, as well as the events dedicated to the 10^th anniversary of the “Armenia” Dance Ensemble of Krasnoyarsk.