Hranush Hakopyan, who heads the newly created Ministry of the Diaspora, presented an overview of her recent trip to Latin America and the United States at a press conference and afterwards responded to reporters' questions.The Minister noted that her three week trip had four objectives, the main one being her participation in the All Armenia Fund Telethon in Los Angeles. She also traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to take part in the 5th International Armenian Womens Union conference. In addition, Minister Hakopyan noted that the trip also served to familiarize herself with the representatives, organizations and local structures in various Diaspora communities. Reporters asked Ms. Hakopyan regarding the future work planned by the Ministry. She responded that the Ministry was presently engaged in the collection and collation of information on various Armenian communities and that a professional approach was needed to correctly conduct future Ministry policy. She added that the Ministry would be up and running properly by year's end. Minister Hakopyan noted that the Ministry's official website would be available in six languages. Of particular interest was her statement that an international conference entitled "The 1946-1948 Repatriation; Lessons and Future Problems" would take place on December 12th with the participation of Armenian scholars living overseas. The Minister emphasized that the conference would set the issue of future reptariation projects on a correct footing. When queeried by Hetq as to recent incidents in Jerusalem involving clashes between Armenian and Greek clergy the Minister noted that this was an issue that "called for a united Armenian response and that we must make certain that what is in Armenian hands today remains so."