ARKADY GHUKASYAN IS DISSATISFIED WITH ARMENIA FUND

Lragir.am
05 May 06

NKR President is dissatisfied and satisfied with the Armenia Fund.

Simultaneously. Arkady Ghukasyan told his opinion to news reporters
on May 5 during the break of the meeting of the board of trustees of
the Armenia Fund in Yerevan. The president of Karabakh announced he
had greater expectations than the present indices. “Our expectations
are much greater. I think the Diaspora is a very powerful structure
and the Diaspora can offer greater assistance to Karabakh. Second,
we have problems with quality of work, and we find that the fund
should enhance control,” said Arkady Ghukasyan.

This is an unexpected, even a sensational statement, for it is an
unprecedented attempt of expressing dissatisfaction publicly.

However, what happened is quite normal in the context of recently
circulated information about the intention of the government of
Karabakh to gain direct control on the money of the fund. In this
context, reliable sources even report that Arkady Ghukasyan proposed
to change the executive director of the fund but the president of
Armenia refused.

“You see, if there was such a proposal, I would not be standing here
because we work. I think it is clear libel,” said Executive Director
Naira Melkumyan May 5 to the reporter, before the meeting of the
board of trustees of the fund. The executive director is appointed
by the board of trustees. This question was not found on the agenda
of the annual meeting of the board, which means that it will not
be taken up for another year. Although, an extraordinary meeting is
possible. Especially that there are such moods. The evidence to it
is the dissatisfaction of the NKR president with the activity of the
fund. The president of NKR would hardly oppose to the entire fund. He
might know that there are others who share his attitude. The evidence
to this is his approach of changing the executive director. The
NKR president does not think that the questions he raised would be
settled by the change of the executive director, but he thinks that the
question can be discussed. “It is a question to be decided by the board
of trustees, I cannot decide alone. I think that we must solve the
problem. There are several ways of solving the problem. At any rate,
this is a question that must be discussed,” stated Arkady Ghukasyan.