YEREVAN, 14, OCTOBER, NOYAN TAPAN-ARMENIANS TODAY: On October 13-16 the 8th "Man's Health" national scientific-medical congress under the slogan “Armenia-Russia: Medicine without Borders” was organized by the RA Ministry of Diaspora, the national institute of health at the RA Ministry of Health, the Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development, the Union of Armenians of Russia, the Armenian Association of Public Health and the "Man's Health" humanitarian foundation. Participating in the congress are doctors from Armenia, Georgia, Russia and Belarus, including Russian-Armenian doctors and academics. As reported by the RA Ministry of Diaspora, member of the Russian Academy of Medicine, professor, well-known plastic and cancer surgeon, lung expert Arnold Adamyan has made a great contribution to the development of Armenian medicine. He is also a poet, artist and the author of a number of illustrated books and collections of poems. In the meeting with members of the Russian Academy of Sciences A. Adamyan and F. Soghoyan, RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan discussed the directions of the Armenia-Diaspora partnership, emphasizing the issue of assimilation of Russian-Armenians. The academics expressed concerns with the lack of remembrance of Armenian in Russia, mentioning that serious measures must be taken against that. The participants of the meeting shared the view that the Ministry must enhance the "Come Home" project aimed at visits of Diaspora Armenian youth to Armenia in order for Armenian youth living or studying in Russia to be able to spend their summer vacation in Armenia. Adamyan and Soghoyan are certain that it is necessary to strengthen the relations between Armenia and the provinces of the Russian Federation and the Armenian communities, as well as promote the return of Armenians to their roots through popular Armenian individuals. The sides also discussed the event to be held in Noyemberyan on November 15. Adamyan has worked as head of the surgeon department at the Noyemberyan hospital and his bust has been sculpted by Russian Armenian sculptor, popular painter of Russia, laureate of the Lenin Prize, Fridrich (Frid) Soghoyan upon the request of citizens of Noyemberyan. The opening of the bust installed in Noyemberyan will be held on October 15.

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