HAYASTAN ALL-ARMENIAN FUND TO IMPLEMENT 14 PROGRAMS IN MARTAKERT THIS YEAR

Noyan Tapan
Sept 04 2006

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. At present about 5 mln USD has
been collected out of donations amounting to 7.7 mln USD promised
during Telethon-2005.

As NT correspondent was informed by Naira Melkumian, Executive Director
of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, Martakert Regional Development
Program aimed at simultaneous restoration and development of different
spheres will be implemented with these funds in 2006. In total, it
is envisaged to implement 14 programs in Martakert, in particular,
3 schools will be built, the villages of Arachadzor and Chldran will
be supplied with gas. Besides, the regional hospital of Martakert
will be repaired. In Naira Melkumian’s words, ambulance cars have
been bought with the financing of the Fund’s Los Angeles local body,
the hospital will have modern medical equipment. Under another
program it is envisaged to build a 3-km drinking water pipeline
in Martakert. N.Melkumian said that an Agricultural Development
Program is also being implemented in Martakert by means of the NKR
Agricultural Assistance Fund. Within the framework of the latter the
Fund has already bought and sent to NKR different kinds of agricultural
equipment amounting to about 0.5 mln USD.