NKR PRESIDENT HELD MEETINGS IN NEW YORK

De Facto
Nov 24, 2008

STEPANAKERT, 24.11.08. DE FACTO. On November 21 in New York NKR
President Bako Sahakian held a meeting with the members of the
governing board of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU)
Nazareth Festikjyan, Sargis Jebejyan and Michael Anzouri.

Issues related to current and future projects in Artsakh were discussed
at the meeting.

The Head of the State rated high the role of the AGBU in the
development of Artsakh and Armenia as well in preservation of Armenian
national identity in the Diaspora.

According to the Central Information Department of the Office of the
NKR President, on the same day President Sahakian received entrepreneur
and philanthropist George Pagoumian and discussed with him prospects
of carrying out different projects in the health protection sphere
of Artsakh.

After that President Sahakian visited the Eastern Coast Cilicia Diocese
of the Armenian Apostolic Church and met with head of the diocese
Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan and representatives of Armenian community.

Bako Sahakian introduced to the participants current socioeconomic
situation in the republic, the current stage and prospects of the
Nagorno Karabagh conflict settlement process and answered questions
raised during the meeting.

On November 21the President also held a meeting with James Tufenkian,
president of the "Tufenkian" foundation.

Issues related to the projects being carried out in the NKR and parti
cularly in the Kashatagh region and their prospects were discussed
at the meeting. The Head of the State underlined the importance of
carrying out comprehensive programs in the strategically important
for Artsakh Kashatagh region. This will give a new impetus to the
socioeconomic development of the region.

On the same day Bako Sahakian partook in a dinner party in his
honor that took place at the mansion of entrepreneur Andreas
Roubinian. Representatives of local Armenian community were present
at the event.

Head of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop
Pargev Martirosian, NKR finance minister Spartak Tevosian and other
officials partook at the President’s meetings in New York.