ARMENIA’S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SPEAKER AT ARMENIA FUND USA’S 15TH ANNIVERSARY GALA DINNER
ARKA News Agency
Oct 8 2007
Armenia
YEREVAN, October 8. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs
Vardan Oskanian was the keynote speaker at the Armenia Fund USA’s
15th anniversary Gala Dinner on October 6 in New York.
The Minister addressed the economic challenges facing Armenia and
the promise of programs focusing on the economic and infrastructure
development of Armenia’s rural communities, the Press Service of the
Armenia’s Foreign Ministry reported.
The Minister is a member of the Armenia Fund Board of Trustees, and
the Board’s appointed liaison for the Armenia Fund Rural Development
Program.
The Minister is to leave for Brussels on October 9 in the official
delegation headed by Armenia’s President Robert Kocharian.
Hayastan All-Armenian Fund was founded in 1992. During 15 years of
its activities the Fund implemented programs on development of Armenia
and Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) for total of $165mln.
The Fund aims at promoting charity support and infrastructure
development in Armenia and NKR. More than 463.8 kilometers of road,
211.8 kilometers of canals, 97 schools, 410 dwelling houses and 34
medical facilities were constructed in the country through the Fund.