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Rupen Janbazian
Rupen Janbazian is the editor of Torontohye Monthly. He is the former editor of The Armenian Weekly and the former director of public relations of the Tufenkian Foundation. Born and raised in Toronto, he is currently based in Yerevan.
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Powerful words!
I would add a small twist: We often look to the Diaspora to save Armenia, but should not lose sight of the fact that, in the long run, it will be our homeland that saves our Diaspora. – Aram
Why such a dark and menacing sky in the photo? Yes, there is much work to be done, but let’s try to emphasize the positive.
Depends who looks at the photo. It is a beautifully clean looking artistically taken photo over the Square:)
Great article. To the extent possible, it is the responsibility of every Azkasser/hyrenesserr Armenian to help Armenia and Artsakh move above survival level and compete on all levels.
The question is where on earth there is 100 % true and real democracy. Never too late to start the process but while there are many do gooding organizations, where are the long term and far sighted leaders who will be able to reverse damage done and redirect the country?
Thank you for covering the deplorable situation in Armenia. There is very little to rejoice on Armenia’s 25 years of independence. We have a country that has performed miserably in every sense. The poverty level is at 35%, the population struggles on daily basis to put bread on the table, corruption is rampant, socio-economic problems exist on every level, the country is bleeding of its population and the citizens have lost faith. In all this misery, a very few privileged oligarchs live a lavish life. Armenia’s independence will only be rejoiced by those few, while the majority wander what has happened to their beloved country and their lives. In short, the general population has nothing to celebrate and rejoice on this day of Armenians’ independence.
The homeland is contributing about 1-2% of its population per year to the diaspora.
The education of the young generation in Armenia is the only hope. Hopefully they can one day soon replace the old stale corrupt leaders of Armenia. (Corruption is everywhere btw, growing even here in the good old US) The Diaspora will always support Armenia, even though our numbers dwindle with the passing generations through slow assimilation.