Armenia and the Diaspora, RA Minister of Diaspora, Hranush Hakobyan said in her opening speech during the “Armenian World on Internet” conference today, August 25.

“Organizing such a conference, our main request to the specialists is the creation of a pan-Armenian platform, just like the CNN and Google. Our specialists should extend and intensify the educational sites dedicated to the Armenian language and history studies,” the Minister noted.

She also highlighted the importance of fighting against the misinformation and the Turkish-Azerbaijani tandem, in order to prevent any falsification of the history.

During a briefing, YSU rector, Aram Sirmoyan said that huge work has been done by both, the YSU Institute for Armenian Studies and the Ministry of Diaspora. He added that at this point various materials have been digitalized and that the process is still ongoing. Sirmoyan mentioned the contribution of the Armenian communities of Sochi, Rostov-on-Don and Lebanon.

“Armenian World on Internet” conference is held on August 25-26, 2016.