PRESS RELEASE
“Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund
Government Building #3, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
Contact: karine Miletbashyan
Tel: 37410 520940
Fax: 37410 523795
E-mail: pr@himnadram.org

24 June, 2005

“Hayastan” Fund to Open a Local Committee in Russia

On June 13, Mrs. Naira Melkoumian, Executive Director of “Hayastan”
All-Armenian Fund embarked on a week-long visit to Moscow to arrange
for the establishment of “Hayastan’s” local committee in the Russian
capital. The new committee would allow for effective cooperation with
the local Armenian community.

The Executive Director had meetings with Ezras Nersisyan, Diocesan of
Russian and Nor Nakhijevan Armenians, Armen Smbatyan, Ambassador of
Armenia in Russia, Ara Abrahamyan, President of the Union of Armenians
of Russia, Levon Chakhmakhchyan, Vice-President of the
Russian-Armenian Business Cooperation Association, Modest Kolerov,
Head of Department on CIS Issues at the Administration of the RF
President, members of the Club of Armenian Businessmen and others.

Tentative agreements were reached on the future projects of the new
committee and many Armenian businessmen expressed their wishes to
become members of the committee’s board. Seiran Baghdasaryan will
coordinate the initial preparation work of the committee.

During these meetings, Mrs. Melkoumian commented that the Armenian
community in Moscow has great potential, but has not been effectively
leveraged. She expressed hope that the newly created local committee
would unite efforts of Russian Armenians and help push forward the
significant projects of the “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund.