WAC president: potential of Armenian Diaspora should be utilized fully for economic development of Armenia

YEREVAN, October 16. /ARKA/. The potential of the Armenian communities abroad should be utilized to a broader extent for economic and scientific development of Armenia, the President of the World Armenian Congress (WAC) and the Union of Armenians of Russia (UAR) Ara Abrahamian told journalists after his meeting in Armenia’s National Academy of Sciences. Currently only 1% of that potential or even less is used, he said.

According to Abrahamian, the capabilities of the Armenian diaspora can be used for development of Armenia’s National Academy of Sciences
“The country and the diaspora attach great importance to Armenian intelligentsia and Armenia’s National Academy of Sciences. Armenians of Russia are proud that they are remarkable among other nations for their intellectual potential,” he said. In commenting the hard status of the Armenian intelligentsia Abrahamian said that the responsibility for that is with the society, authorities and the intelligentsia themselves. N.V. –0--