PRESS RELEASE
Shahumyan-Getashen Patriotic Benevelont Association
Address: Yerevan, Armenia, Koriun Street 19/a
Contact: Eduard Balayan
Tel: (374-1) 560154
E-mail: shahumyan_getashen@excite.com
23 November, 2004

Meeting with UN Resident Coordinator

Mr. Eduard Balayan, President of the Shahumyan-Getashen Benevolent
Association, met with United Nations Resident Coordinator in Armenia,
Ms. Lise Grande.

At the meeting, on November 19, Mr. Balayan, whose organization
represents the tens of thousands of Armenians who were forcibly
removed from the Shahumyan and Getashen regions of Northern Karabakh,
explained the problems and challenges facing these refugees. He
spoke specifically about the continuing uncertainty of their status
given Azerbaijan’s continuing delaying tactics in trying to achieve
a resolution of the conflict.

Mr. Balayan asked that the concerns of the refugees be transmitted
to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Ruud Lubbers who was
in Yerevan for a brief visit.