Events will be held in Russia, Armenia and Artsakh on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Union of Armenians of Russia, announced president of the Union of Armenians of Russia Ara Abrahamyan during an October 16 round-table discussion at the National Academy of Sciences with the theme "Union of Armenians of Russia: on the threshold of the 10th anniversary". The organization, which is aimed at preserving Armenian identity and the relationship with the Homeland, has come a long way in the past ten years and has registered much success, particularly the construction of Sunday schools, churches, as well as 130 apartments for refugee families in Armenia. The organization also provides help to the elderly. In regard to the process of normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations, Abrahamyan announced that he has no doubts about the patriotism and experience of the Armenian president and the foreign minister. He also stated that the Union of Armenians of Russia has expressed its concerns. Abrahamyan believes that it is necessary to prepare experts, historians and businessmen before the ratification of the Turkey-Armenia Protocols in order to ensure Armenia's national security and defend the nation’s interests. According to him, Armenia must work to make sure the relations with the neighboring country benefit Armenia. Abrahamyan also stated that Turkey possibly wants to thrust a wedge in the relations between Armenia and the Diaspora and that should not be permitted. The presentation of the two-volume compilation of documents by prominent international affairs expert Yuri Barseghov entitled "Nagorno-Karabakh in international law and global politics" was held during the event. The collection was published through funding provided by the Union of Armenians of Russia and Abrahamyan mentioned that the second volume is somewhat incomplete due to the death of the author. He proposed to create a working group, work on the second volume and translate it to English. Scientists also proposed to create and publish similar collections about Javakhk and Nakhijevan as well.

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