The Armenian community of Nice is trying to keep its national identity and connection with homeland in every way.
I leave Artsakh having desire to come back again: Chairman of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Nice
STEPANAKERT, OCTOBER 1, ARTSAKHPRESS: The chairman of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Nice Haroutyun Oksayan told the aforementioned in an interview with Artsakhpress.
“3 years ago I have received the Armenian citizenship, and every year, in September, I come to Armenia for a month. This time we decided to visit Artsakh with my brother,” explained Oksayan.
Talking about the life of the Armenian community of Nice, he noted that there is daily Armenian school in Nice and the cultural life is very active there.
"The Armenian prayer and hymn are very viable in the Armenian church. Of course the Armenians in Nice have the problem of assimilation and unfortunately it is not always possible to fight against it. It is not only the problem of the Armenian community of Nice, and our aim should be to have a strong homeland in order to get together round more powerful and advanced Armenia," said the chairman of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Nice.
Speaking about his impressions of his visit to Artsakh, he noted that it is not enough just to tell about his ecstatic moods. "If I say Artsakh has remarkable landscape and Stepanakert is very beautiful and clean city, it will sound as usual tourist impressions.So I shall tell about my feelings. In Artsakh, I felt much more powerful, and much more protected. I leave Artsakh having desire to come back again," concluded Haroutyun Oksayan.
