(Armenpress) – For the 2016-2017 academic year, 70% of tuition fees for 436 Syrian-Armenian students were paid for by the Armenian government, AGBU, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, and the Fund for Armenian Relief, Armenian Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan noted at a year-end press conference. “There are three main directions of work with the Diaspora. We continue working in the direction of preservation of Armenian identity. That is, we do everything for the Diaspora t

Selina Doghan is an Armenian member of the Turkish Parliament representing the Republican People’s Party (CHP). Interview by Arevelk.am, edited by the Armenian Assembly of America. 1. Can you comment on these elections, especially since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) secured a surprising victory? Do you think that the results mean a victory for AKP? Since the last elections, we passed through an extraordinary period. The president didn’t accept or respect the elector

By Taniel Koushakjian AAANews Blog Earlier this year, Armenians from around the world gathered in Yerevan, Armenia for the 5th annual Armenia-Diaspora conference. Held under the auspices of the Republic of Armenia Ministry of Diaspora, the conference took place between September 19-21 with over 700 representatives from 150 organizations spanning 60 countries worldwide. Armina Darbinian, Armenian Assembly of America Country Director in Yerevan addressed the conference during t

Join Armenian Assembly of America board member Van Krikorian and Andranik Migranyan, member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy of the Russian Federation for a special discussion on Russian-Armenian and Armenian-American Relations Today at Columbia University, Kent Hall, Room 413 on Thursday, March 27 at 7:00 PM. #Crimea #Genocide #Russia #Ukraine #ArmenianGenocide #NYC #Artsakh #NagornoKarabakh #SouthCaucasus #Diaspora #Armenian #ColumbiaUniversity #Armenia