Tagged: Diaspora
Armenia’s Defeated Leader Is Unable To Resolve Problems from the Lost War
There are three reasons why Armenia is in such a state of chaos and confusion: The first reason is that Armenia, as the defeated side in the war, has very little leverage in the...
Diaspora Commissioner Welcomes Non-Armenian Migrants to Armenia
On the top of all the other disputes among Armenians, a new controversy was added last week by Zareh Sinanyan, the Armenian Republic’s High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs. A few days before Sinanyan’s
Newly-Elected Patriarch of Turkey Lashes Back at his Armenian Critics
After giving a series of interviews to the Turkish press since his election on December 11, 2019, the new Armenian Patriarch of Turkey, Sahak II Mashalyan, responded to his Armenian critics on January
‘Pan Armenian Council of Western USA’ Or Council of Armenian Organizations?
A coalition of 20 Armenian-American organizations announced the formation of a “Pan Armenian Council of Western USA” on August 15, 2019. The coalition members are: Western Diocese of the Armenian
Azerbaijan Organizes its Own Diaspora To Compete With the Armenian Diaspora
For many decades, the Turkish government has had an inflated image of the Armenian Diaspora, describing it as a giant worldwide force. In recent years, Azerbaijan has been infected with the same fear
Diaspora Minister Proposes Forming Diaspora Parliament in Armenia
The new Diaspora Minister Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, appointed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on May 11, announced that a second legislative body would be created in Armenia to represent Diaspora Armenians.
Pro-Azeri and Pro-Turkish Writers Denigrate Armenia and Diaspora
Turkish and Azeri circles were displeased with my latest column where I had analyzed Vice President-elect Mike Pence’s phone call to Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan. Azerbaijan’s Trend
Armenia and Diaspora In Quest for a New Start
Ever since Armenia’s independence, the Armenian world has been divided into three loose categories: those supporting or in some capacity interacting with the government; various opposition groups;
