THE 19TH SESSION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE "HAYASTAN" ALL-ARMENIAN FUND CALLED TODAY

ARMENPRESS
MAY 14, 2010
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, MAY 14, ARMENPRESS: The 19th session of the Board of Trustees
of the "Hayastan" All-Armenian Fund took place today in the reception
house of the Armenian government and chaired by the President of the
RA and the Board Serzh Sargsyan. Thirty two out of 36 members of the
Board and 25 representatives of the local bodies were present. The
session launched with the prayer voiced by His Holiness Catholicos
of All Armenians Karekin II.

Candidacy of the new member of the Board Tiruhi Burmannyan has been
approved. Serzh Sargsyan said that her husband is Brazilian-Armenian
philanthropist Varuzhan Burmanyan who had a notable contribution to
the activity of the "Hayastan" All-Armenian Fund as well as in the
life of the Brazilian Armenian community.

Afterwards a film was shown which was telling about the programs
carried out by the fund in 2009. Executive director of the fund
Ara Vardanyan told the reporters that during the 2009 telethon 16
million have been donated of which 11 million is intended for Shushi
renovation, about two million for the implementation of programs in
Karabakh and the rest for the remote villages in Armenia. Works have
been carried out particularly in school building, water systems,
road building, healthcare spheres.

A. Vardanyan noted that the sums of the next telethon will be directed
toward improving the NKR water supply systems, as well as the programs
in remote villages of Armenia will continue.

Armenian Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan noted that "Hayastan"
All-Armenian Fund has created an important network in different
countries. "The programs carried out by the Fund are seen to all. I am
glad that the activity of the whole past year has been focused on the
restoration of Shushi," Hranush Hakobyan said. She praised that the
2010 means will be directed toward improving the water supply systems.

The NKR President Bako Sahakyan highly praised the works of the
fund and highlighted its intention to direct the sums of the 2010
telethon to the improvement of the water systems. "This issue is
very important in 200 from 300 villages the water supply system in
not in the satisfactory state, we may say that it is in a desperate
state. The Board of Trustees adopted the decision and we are very
glad for it. We will exert all possible measures for high-quality
and timely implementation of the works," B. Sahakyan said.

He said they are planning to move the Ministry of Culture, Ombudsman
office, State Cadastre Committee and the whole judicial system to
Shushi, which B. Sahakyan said will activate the two.