MONEY COLLECTED FROM “TELETHON-2005” TO BE GIVEN TO IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM “RE-BIRTH OF ARTSAKH”
Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 12 2005
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The “Telethon-2005”
of the “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund will take place on November
24. As Naira Melkumian, the Executive Director of the fund informed
the Noyan Tapan correspondent, money collected as a result of the this
year telethon will be allocated to implementation of the development
program “Re-Birth of Artsakh” worked out by the fund.
Mrs. Melkumian mentioned that the development program was worked out
with the assistance of scientists from France, USA and Armenia.
According to her, the program which will be implemented by three
stages includes both humane and development sub-programs. Within
its framework, it’s envisaged in the region of Martakert to build
a water channel, to restore the regional hospital, to implement a
complex program of development the agriculture as well as programs
supporting re-populating of the region and assisting young families.
The total value of the program is about 17 mln dollars. Naira
Melkumian hopes that about 10 mln dollars will be contributed during
the “Telethon-2005.”