YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian on September 23 received a delegation of the Armenian Association of Urology. The delegation was headed by Prof. Garo Tertzakian, Founding Member of the Association, member of American Urological Association and American College of Surgeons, and Prof. Hovhannes Aghajanian, President of the Association. The doctors from the Republic of Armenia and the Diaspora said that the 11th forum of the Armenian Association of Urology will be held in Dilijan on September 25-26. About 120 doctors from Armenia and some 80 Diaspora Armenian doctors from the U.S, France, Great Britain, Russia and Georgia are expected to participate in the forum. According to a report of the Ministry of Diaspora, Ms. Hakobian attached importance to the forum from the viewpoint of the tasks included in the ministry's programs such as the identification of expert potential of the Diaspora, the creation of a database of experts, and the foundation of all-Armenian professional networks. The interlocutors focused on the necessity to develop university education of doctors in Armenia, the establishment and use of health care standards, and the use of advanced experience at domestic medical institutions. The guests underlined the need to encourage Armenia-Diaspora dialog on the problems of national importance and to take steps aimed at protecting the Armenian websites against actions of Turkish hackers. In the words of the minister, the problem of information security should be solved by joint efforts of highly qualified experts from Armenia and the Diaspora.

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