UConn Advance, CT
March 17 2006

Coming to Campus
– March 20, 2006
Coming to Campus is a section announcing visiting speakers of note.

The Hon. Masis Mayilian, Deputy Foreign Minister of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, will give a public lecture on
“Nagorno-Karabakh Republic as a Factor of Peace and Stability in
the Region of South Caucasus” on Thursday, March 23, from 3 to 4 pm,
at the Alumni Center.

A reception will follow.

Since 1993, Mayilian has held various positions in the Nagorno-Karabakh
Ministry: head of the Desk of International Organizations, head of the
Department of International Organizations, advisor to the Minister,
and head of the Political Department.

In 1993, he was appointed a member of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
delegation at the negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
settlement.

In 2001, by resolution of the Republic’s government, Mayilian was
appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

He holds the diplomatic rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary.

The talk is funded by the Norian bequest to the University, which
supports a program of Armenian Studies activities to honor the legacy
of Alice Norian.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress