Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan received on Wednesday the Istanbul-based Armenian writer and publicist, and the chief editor of the Marmara newspaper, Rober Haddeciyan.
According to the Ministry's press office, Hakobyan highly praised the Turkish-Armenian publisher's efforts towards upholding the Armenian publication's value, noting that only people like him help preserve the Armenian identity in Turkey.Congratulating Haddeciyan on being honored with the main award at the 6th Pan-Armenian Forum of Journalists, the minister said that Marmara has been committed to the difficult task of preserving the Armenians' native tongue and culture since inception.
Haddeciyan, who has been in charge for the newspaper since 1967, has carried out unprecedented work to upgrade the Armenian literary life to a high level in Istanbul and make it accessible to other Armenian communities in the Diaspora.
"Marmara has been with us since the very first days we founded the Ministry of Diaspora and attends to all the pro-Armenian programs implemented by our agency," Hakobyan said. "We love you a lot and are ready to render you assistance in finding solutions to all the difficulties you encounter in the course of your work."
Thanking the minister for the reception and her permanent attention to the community, Haddeciyan said that such an attitude is the groundwork for preserving the Armenian communities abroad.
"I take pride in neither the quality or quantity of my literary [heritage]," he said, responding to the minister's remark that abstinence from the local appeals and the publication of a newspaper only in the Armenian language is Marmara's basic advantage.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Diaspora minister meets Turkish-Armenian publisher
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