It seemed to me that it was clear to everyone that growing, powerful states are never homogeneous and always grow stronger by breeding other nations, the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs Zareh Sinanyan told RFE/RL's Armenian service.

According to Sinanyan, the Armenian kings Argishti and Tigran the Great spoke about bringing other nations and settling them in Armenia.

He noted that any country, except the islanders, is like that, but the Japanese are a little different. "The Japanese are a synthesis of the Koreans and the Chinese, who became Japanese in 2,000 years."

"Every developed continental great state in its history has not grown at its own expense, but has been able to absorb other nations. Imagine Armenia becoming so strong that it can be attractive to other nations. That in itself is a success."