November 20, 2006 - 16:15 AMT
American Armenians to Render Assistance to Nagorno Karabakh
"There is no Armenia without Artsakh and there is no Artsakh without Armenia. We should do out utmost for sustainable development of Artsakh," this was the slogan of the reception organized by the Armenian Diaspora in honor of NKR President Arkady Ghukasian in Santa Anna (California) last Saturday, reports the NKR MFA press office. For his part the NKR President expressed gratitude to the American compatriots for lasting multisided support rendered to Artsakh. He underscored that Karabakh owes many of its achievement to this support. The meeting participants voiced readiness to go on assisting the republic via various development programs. The importance of the TV marathon to be held on November 23 was also marked out. Well known philanthropists Kosti and Merian Shirvanian, Ralf and Savi Tufenkian, Hakob and Mina Shirvanian, Vartkes and Mary Najarian, Vahe and Veronic Karapetian, Roger and Elen Ohanissian, Hakob Baghdassarian and others as well as RA Consul General in Los Angeles Armen Liloian were present at the event.