SYDNEY: Minister of Diaspora for the Republic of Armenia, the Hon. Hranoush Hakobyan will be in Australia later this month  to meet with the Armenian-Australian community at gatherings throughout Sydney, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC Australia).

During a four-day visit, Hakobyan will appear at various community gatherings and will hold a communitywide presentation which will be held at 7:30pm on Tuesday 29 March at the Austral-Armenian Centre (5 Gratten Crescent, Frenches Forest).

Visiting to further promote relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian-Australian community, Hakobyan will visit the ANC Australia office to meet with the organisation's Board and discuss Armenia-Australia relations, Armenian advocacy efforts in Australia, and issues relating to the sustainability and growth of the Armenian-Australian community.

Hakobyan will also visit multiple community establishments, including the Armenian Cultural Centre in Willoughby and the Hamazkaine Galstaun College in Ingleside.

Having met with the Diaspora Ministry’s Australian representative Edvart Tarpinian earlier in the week to discuss the Minister’s impending visit, ANC Australia Executive Director Varant Meguerditchian said: "Ms Hakobyan’s visit offers ANC Australia and the Armenian-Australian community the opportunity to discuss with the Minister those issues currently facing the community.”

"We look forward to further enhancing our relationship with Ms Hakobyan and the Diaspora Ministry during her visit."