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An Age-Old Question
It can be viewed as a miracle that Armenians continue to exist as a people today. No doubt many-an-editorial for the Armenian Weekly has begun on such a note, but it still rings true.
Readers may have noticed that for the last few weeks, our pages have been home to a series of articles, penned by local contributor George Aghjayan, detailing records documenting the Armenian presence around the world. While the objective is to assist Armenians researching their heritage, it also highlights the
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The problem is there is no focus on sustaining the diaspora, its all about the Republic, all the money and support goes there while our historic diaspora is left to die. There needs to be a balance, the republic needs to support the diaspora as much as the diaspora supports the republic, and us in the diaspora need to realise the importance of preserving our diaspora.
Without the diaspora the Republic would be nothing but a poor forgotten state. Our diaspora gives Armenians much more say on the global stage than a single country ever could. Why aren’t places like the Armenian quarter in Jerusalem or our Island in Italy being supported and adverted as real great Armenian assets? and why does Kessab (the very last part of Western Armenia still with an Armenian population) remain almost forgotten and unsupported? These are the places that need to be highlighted. Its not all about the republic but about sustaining our global Armenian community, while letting the republic be built up as a strong state at the same time. Ultimately our support needs to work both ways.