 diaspora strategies in transition states prospects and opportunities for armenia  in a report entitled  diaspora strategies in transition states prospects and opportunities for armenia  presented to the armenian government in 2011 professors rob kitchin and mark boyle of the national university of ireland listed the following as priority no 1 for armenia in its efforts to enhance cooperation with the diaspora  armenia needs to continue to work collaboratively with the diaspora so to harness to the resources energy and selforganizing capacities of the diaspora its new and strong institutions capacities notwithstanding it must work find a way to bring its new diaspora planning infrastructure into partnership with the diaspora  policy forum armenia pfa   which has hosted two conferences thus far in yerevan 2009 and washington 2010 provides an important vehicle for dialogue  p 34  