EJP members gathered for General Assembly in Yerevan, Armenia on December 7-10, 2014
EJP representatives were asked to participate in the
Parliamentary hearings on the imperative of ‘a world without
genocide’ and once again the parallels with Jewish communal
thinking on this theme were evident.
This ‘portfolio’ of shared concerns coupled with the desire for
ongoing contact and engagement ensured that our talks with the
World Armenian Congress were both constructive and productive.
The joint statement and memorandum of understanding that
emerged from these talks provide a firm platform upon which a
mutually beneficial set of relationships between the two Diaspora
communities can be constructed. A robust follow up process was
agreed.
In the National Assembly of Armenia (the Parliament), in the joint-session of the Presidium of
the National Academy of Sciences in participation of the EJP delegation and the World
Armenian Congress as well as in the other meetings and discussions there was a warm, friendly
atmosphere, a sense of mutual trust and understanding.
High ranking Government officials and the President of Armenia himself, Mr. Serzh Sargsyan,
met with the EJP delegates. This is a testimony to the reputation of the EJP and her co-chairman
Mr. Vadim Rabinovich.