ishtartv.com - AINA
2018-05-21
Geneva
(AINA) -- The Assyrian Confederation of Europe (ACE) participated in a
conference at the United Nations on the role of Diaspora communities under the
title of "Diasporas as partners for development in a globalized
world."
The
conference was organized by the Parliamentary Network on Diaspora Policies of
the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the International
Organization for Migration on May 18, 2018 at the Palais des Nations Geneva,
Switzerland.
The
representative of ACE, Mr Robil Barsaumo, spoke during the conference on the
special situation of the Assyrian Diaspora community which is estimated at half
a million individuals in Europe, making it one of the biggest Middle East
Daspora groups in the EU.
The
conference marks the second time the Brussels based Assyrian Confederation of
Europe has participated in U.N. meetings in Geneva. The Assyrian confederation
is predicted to increase its presence in Geneva as part of its mission to
represent the Assyrians in all relevant political arenas in Europe.
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