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PRESS RELEASE
September 20, 2005
CONTACT: Christine Kojoian
Email: ckojoian@aaainc.org
RE: Assembly Meets with Armenian Parliament Speaker
An Assembly delegation led by Board of Trustees Chairman Hirair
Hovnanian met with Armenian Parliament Speaker Arthur Baghdasaryan in
New York on September 9. The meeting, which focused on building
stronger U.S.-Armenia relations and democratic reforms in Armenia,
also included Board of Trustees Treasurer Edele Hovnanian, Board of
Directors Chairman Anthony Barsamian, Board of Directors Member Van
Krikorian and Executive Director Bryan Ardouny.
Ardouny also briefed the Speaker on key legislative issues and
participated with him in various meetings with U.S. government
officials in Washington. Baghdasaryan met with U.S. State Department
officials and several lawmakers including House Speaker Dennis Hastert
(R-IL), House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier (R-CA), Minority
Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and
Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) and Frank Pallone,
Jr. (D-NJ), among others.
“Armenia has a proud history and is committed to engagement with its
neighbors to promote democracy and regional trade,” Dreier
said. “Speaker Baghdasaryan and I agreed that democracy is critical to
security and stability in the region. I was proud to welcome the
Speaker to the Capitol and look forward to working with him on his
efforts in the future.”
Photographs available on the Assembly Web site at the following links:
Caption: L to R: Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny, Board of
Directors Member Van Krikorian, Speaker of the Armenian Parliament
Arthur Baghdasaryan, Board of Trustees Chairman Hirair Hovnanian,
Board of Directors Chairman Anthony Barsamian and Board of Trustees
Treasurer Edele Hovnanian.
Caption: L to R: Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny, House
Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier (R-CA) and Armenian Parliament
Speaker Arthur Baghdasaryan.
Caption: Armenian Parliament Speaker Arthur Baghdasaryan, center, with
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), far right, and Assembly
Executive Director Bryan Ardouny.
The Armenian Assembly of America is the largest Washington-based
nationwide organization promoting public understanding and awareness
of Armenian issues. It is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt membership
organization.
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