/ArmenianReporter/ Policy Forum Armenia (PFA), a nonprofit association, has announced plans to hold a youth forum on January 23, 2010. The forum is intended "to provide an opportunity for young professionals to discuss Armenia-Diaspora relations, perspectives on and approaches to the present-day challenges facing the Armenian nation," particularly in light of the recent Armenia-Turkey agreements.

PFA has issued a request for proposals from potential participants on the following topics of interest: "Benefits and drawbacks of the protocols; Concerns of legitimacy and the signing of the protocols; Licking the wounds and looking ahead: an optimist's agenda; People of Armenia vs. its governments: Who should Diaspora pledge its allegiances to?; Globalization and transnationalism: Are Diaspora-Armenia relations stuck in the past? Legal, developmental, and moral reasons for Diaspora's engagement in Armenia; and Traditional Diaspora leadership: Out of touch, out of vision, or out of integrity?"

Proposals are due December 14; for details visit http://www.pf-armenia.org.

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