The Global Armenian Summit | Ep 172 – Oct. 30, 2022
Conversations on Groong
Guest:
* Harut Sassounian has published The California Courier newspaper since 1983. He is the President of the Armenia Artsakh Fund, a non-profit organization which has delivered to Armenia and Artsakh over $947 million of humanitarian assistance since 1989. He is currently engaged in forming the Diaspora Armenian Parliament through local elections.
Topics:
* What is the background of Armenia-Diaspora relations against which this conference is taking place?
* Why did the government need this event right now, and is this the right time?
* Who was invited, who was not? Why?
Hosts:
* Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq
* Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
Episode 172 | Recorded: October 29, 2022
Show notes:
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5 Comments
The Armenian Diaspora numbers 8 million. Most of the younger generation are multilingual, well educated, experienced, holding responsible jobs, businessmen, community leaders, political science professors, novelists, educators, scientists. Many of them are willing to help our country and some are ready to resettle in Armenia and contribute their expertise and knowledge and be given the opportunity to hold government positions, like foreign minister, commerce and industry ministers etc. The mentality of Armenian leadership should change. They should understand that Diaspora Armenians are extremely important part of the Armenian nation and their exclusion is a big mistake.
What has the current Armenian Government done to strengthen the links between Armenia and Diaspora? They cancelled the Diaspora Ministry and replaced it by an office as if the 8 million Armenians living in Diaspora are not important. What positive message did we get? Divisions, lack of accountability, lack of transparency.
90% of the things mentioned by Harout is fake . His hatred for Pashinyan is causing him to spew random fake and contradictory stories. If someone with actual facts was on the show with Harout they could have easily taken apart 90% of his speech. Unfortunately he keeps mentioning the same exact fake stories on every platform he gets which is why he hAS lost almost all credibility.
A level-headed conversation, thank you. Harut gave it bite by speaking with studied restraint. That's a shade of satire, a powerful tool in the hands of a trained user. This half hour provided a platform to bring the best out of Harut.
I dont understand how Pashinyan came so far , people in Armenia has to choose better one and kick him out of power. Faster than fast