Expert Committees
At the preparatory phase, Expert committees were formulated and as a result of a number of meetings they developed possible scenarios and recommendation drafts on each goal and each with a comprehensive expert justification. To address each goal, the “FUTURE ARMENIAN” Initiative invited the best experts in the field from the Homeland and the Diaspora. The work of the Committees was carried out in existing, online and hybrid formats, which were joined by any specialist in the relevant field if desired.
One of the priority principles of The FUTURE ARMENIAN is transparency, within the framework of which the organizers and international experts guaranteed full transparency of the Convention work and the process of their preparation.
Armenia-Diaspora Unity
Expert committee
The work of the Expert Committee on Armenia-Diaspora Unity was aimed at identifying the issues in relations between Armenia and Diaspora communities and defining ways to solve them, which will contribute to the formation of relations based on the ideas of stable cooperation and mutual assistance. Renowned Armenian Diaspora studies scholars and experts, as well as representatives of other scientific and practical circles related to the topic, took part in the work of the committee.
Historic Responsibility
Expert committee
The Expert Committee on Historic Responsibility discussed the ideological and practical issues of the historical responsibility of the Armenian people, and also defined the possible ways of ensuring intergenerational responsibility. Renowned historians, political scientists and other specialists from both the Homeland and the Diaspora were involved in the work of the committee.
Growing Population
Expert committee
The work of the Expert Committee on Population Growth was devoted to the discussion of possible solutions to the demographic problems of the Republic of Armenia. The discussions of the committee were dedicated to developing ways of increasing the population, studying the state of affairs around migration and developing policies and possible scenarios. Representatives of various international and local organizations, together with demographers and other experts from scientific circles, participated in the work of the committee.
The discussions in the Expert Committees were held under Chatham House Rule. The Experts who participated in the group work of the Committee were expressing their individual opinions during the discussions. They bear no responsible or do not necessarily endorse, as a whole, the outcome papers and scenarios developed by the facilitation team for the consideration of the Citizens’ Assembly.
