RA NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan Receives The Mayor Of Glendale

RA NA SPEAKER HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN RECEIVES THE MAYOR OF GLENDALE

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National Assembly of Armenia
July 7 2010

On July 6 RA NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan received the Mayor of
Glendale, State of California of USA Ara Najarian. RA Minister of
Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan attended the meeting.

Greeting the guest RA National Assembly Speaker considered important
that our compatriots serve different posts, including in municipal
authorities. Hovik Abrahamyan noted that he was intended to initiate
a forum of Diaspora MPs and Officials in Armenia, which will give
opportunity them to get acquainted with their historical motherland,
create relation with each other, and know each other.

Expressing gratitude for reception the Mayor of Glendale welcomed the
NA Speaker’s intention and expressed his willingness to take part in
such forum.

Hovik Abrahamyan noted that during his foreign visits he was convinced
that our compatriots enjoy great respect in those countries, at the
same time not forgetting their roots. The NA Speaker also considered
important the visits of our Diaspora compatriots to Armenia, which
promote to know the Motherland better, to form more unbiased impression
about it, strengthening of preservation of Armenian identity and
Motherland-Diaspora relations.

The interlocutors considered desirable the establishment of relations
and further cooperation between the cities and communities of Armenia
and California. The Speaker of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan
was interested in the life of Armenians of Glendale, activities of the
municipality and expressed willingness to support the implementation
of the programs.

From: A. Papazian