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22 January, 2008The Armenia Fund Executive Director Vahe Aghabegians to Make
a Working Trip to USA
Yerevan, 22 January, 2008 – The Armenia Fund Executive Director Vahe
Aghabegians will be on a week long working trip to the USA starting January
24. During the visit, Mr. Aghabegians will conduct a series of meetings with
the members of the Armenian community in the Bay Area, in northern
California. The central topic on the agenda is the discussion of a number of
initiatives to be implemented as part of the Rural Development Program. Mr.
Aghabegians will be accompanied by Maria Mehranian, the chairman of the USA
Armenia Fund Western Region.
While in San Francisco, Mr. Aghabegians will also l meet the representatives
of local Armenian community. The community has committed to support the
establishment of a milk collection unit in Azatamut community of Tavush
region. When realized, this initiative will help substantially increase the
volume of milk production in the region. Perhaps most importantly, it will
provide the community members of all the neighboring villages with a stable
and dependable source of income.
The latter component effectively underlines the key task of the Rural
Development Program. Launched in 2007, the Program aims at comprehensive and
sustainable development in the border villages of Armenia and Karabakh. At
the end of the day this means helping people in these communities help
themselves. At their core, all the massive infrastructural amendment and
economic development facilitation initiatives to be carried out within the
Program are ultimately aimed at creating a favorable environment for people
to want to stay in their villages and build a better future with their own
hands.
Mr. Aghabegians will also have meetings in Los Angeles with the fund’s US
east and west coast affiliates and discuss organizational issues and future
plans.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
