Prime Minister received the participants of the “iGorts” program

11 June 2025

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received at the Government the participants of the “iGorts” program for involving Diaspora specialists in the state administration bodies of the Republic of Armenia.

The Prime Minister attached importance to the implementation of the “iGorts” program and noted that these meetings, which have become traditional, provide an opportunity to discuss various issues, share impressions about the state administration system, and the processes taking place in Armenia.

According to Nikol Pashinyan, the program can be improved based on the impressions, suggestions, and comments of the ministries and program participants, when they talk about the advantages and disadvantages of the program. “I am convinced that we are going that way,” said the Prime Minister, emphasizing the importance of bringing a new perspective and new ideas to the state administration system through the program.

High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs Zareh Sinanyan thanked the Prime Minister for hosting the program participants and provided details about the program. It was noted that this year, participants from 9 countries are participating in the program: the USA, France, Iran, the Russian Federation, Georgia, Lebanon, Hungary, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. The program participants work in the fields of education, culture, information technologies, economy, urban development, the environment and other fields. Zareh Sinanyan noted that although during the development of the program they set a goal of ensuring a 25% repatriation target, in recent years 70% of the participants who completed the “iGorts” program have remained in Armenia.

The program participants expressed their gratitude to the Government of the Republic of Armenia for providing them with the opportunity to work in various state departments within the framework of “iGorts”. They shared their impressions and presented recommendations.

Nikol Pashinyan also answered the questions of the meeting participants, which related to the environment, the “300 Schools, 500 Kindergartens” program, decentralization, regional processes, the “Crossroads of Peace” project, the ideology of Real Armenia, the balanced and balancing foreign policy of the Government of the Republic of Armenia and other topics.

Սփյուռքի Գլխավոր Հանձնակատարի Գրասենյակ Diaspora High Commissioner's Office