looks like a big turnout, could be bigger that @realDonaldTrump inauguration?pic.twitter.com/mxChc7iWik
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Armenia PM @NikolPashinyan about to speak at a rally in LA, live at https://www.facebook.com/nikol.pashinyan/videos/523409251740512/?notif_id=1569195821184963¬if_t=live_video …pic.twitter.com/sMe9C7dZL5
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begins with thanks & full readout from Paruyr Sevak's poem "We Are Few but We Are Called Armenians," proceeds to talk about Diaspora's importance for Armenia & support since independence, lists all the major US Armenian orgs, gives special mention to late Kirk Kerkorian's role..
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goes on about current Diaspora role in Armenia. Wants Diaspora to not think of Armenia as an object of humanitarian support any longer: the Armenian govt can now do what Kerkorian did in the early 2000s, build roads & renovate schools. But that doesnt mean Diaspora has no role..
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we need Diasporans to invest in Armenia, to enrich Armenia and to enrich themselves in Armenia. We hope that just as Diaspora backed political changes in Armenia, we expect Diaspora to take part in Armenia's economic revolution. Recalls the goals announced in Stepanakert speech..
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on Aug. 5 https://armenian.usc.edu/at-stepanakert-rally-pashinyan-declares-national-goals/ … Wants Diaspora Armenians to promote Armenia as they have in the past and more so today and tomorrow. Wants events in Armenia to revive Diaspora interests and keep new generations to stay engaged & realize that "It is cool to be Armenian"..
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today many Armenians are returning to Armenia and we want bigger repatriation. But in modern world, living in Armenia doesn't mean spending 12 months a year in Armenia. Buy property in Armenia, open businesses, spend part of the year in Armenia. Specifically invites Diasporans..
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to spend this year's New Year holidays in Armenia. Armenians should think of themselves as a small nation. Yes we had a very hard history, we lived through genocide, deportation, wars, but we have overcome all of that and that makes Armenians a great nation. Wraps up with a poem.
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* "should NOT think" of course. Overall a classic Nikol speech adjusted for location, high on decibels and emotions, low on information. But a big change from the sort of interaction Armenian communities are used to having with past Armenian leaders.pic.twitter.com/LYBzTy32Hf
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Tide of public interest / support shifts quickly in the Armenian world. Previous time, Nikol came to LA 4 years ago (joined by
@alensimonyan, none of the organizations wanted to meet with him and 40 people showed up to an event privately organized by Edgar Martirosyan.pic.twitter.com/plhFVRZwNd
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