CONFERENCE ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN ARMENIA TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
March 30 2007
YEREVAN, March 29. /ARKA/. Conference on Rural Development in
Armenia is to be held in Yerevan on March 30, 2007. The purpose of
the conference is to learn from each other about what works and does
not work and what has been learned about rural development projects
in Armenia. Governmental, international, and local organizations with
projects in rural development in Armenia will attend the conference,
make presentations, and share their experiences.
Among the participants are Ms. Consuelo Vidal, Resident Representative,
UNDP/Armenia Dr. Haroutune Armenian, President, AUA Mr. Vartan
Oskanian, RA Minister of Foreign Affair Mr. Samvel Galstyan, RA Deputy
Minister of Agriculture Mr. Sean Carmody, USDA Center for Agribusiness
and Rural Development Ms. Eliza Minasyan, Jinishian Memorial Foundation
Ms. Susanna Khachatryan, Small and Medium Entrepreneurship Development
National Center of Armenia Mr. Arthur Hayrumyan, Oxfam Great Britain,
Armenia Branch Ms. Lusine Torchyan, Aregak Mr. Albert Stepanyan,
Armenian Social Investment Fund Mr. Artavazd Hakobyan, World Bank
Ms. Zhanna Harutyunyan, Armenian Caritas Ms. Arpie Balian, Children of
Armenia Fund Ms. Armine Toukikyan, Shen Mr. Nicholas Bruno, Academy
for Educational Development.
The sponsors of the conference are United Nations Development Programme
Armenia Country Office American University of Armenia Turpanjian
Rural Development Program.
From: Baghdasarian