November 20, 2008 - 16:30 AMT
Bako Sahakyan thanked Armenian Assembly of America for contribution to NKR development
President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan is currently in the U.S. on a working visit to take part in the annual fund raising event organized by Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, the central information department of the office of the NKR President told PanARMENIAN.Net.

On 19 November, President Sahakyan met in Boston with representatives of the Armenian Relief Society (ARS), Youth Union of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Party and Hamazgayin Cultural Union to discuss issues referring to different projects implemented in the NKR, socioeconomic development of the republic and Artsakh-Diaspora relations.


Mr. Sahakyan underlined that new format of relations with different Diaspora organizations, in particular with the ARS, has already brought positive results. The new format based on close cooperation between different Diaspora organizations and the government of the NKR is a solid guarantee of effective cooperation, according to him.

Special attention was paid to possibilities to strengthen ties between the youth in Diaspora and Artsakh.

On the same day, President Sahakyan held a meeting with president of the board of trustees of the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) Carolyn Mugar, vice-chairman Anthony Barsamyan, executive director Bryan Ardouny and member of the board of trustees Van Krikoryan. He appreciated highly the role of the Assembly in NKR development.


After the meeting , he attended the New England annual regional event organized by the Armenian Assembly of America, during which he briefed on the current socioeconomic situation in the republic and recent developments in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process.