ARKA News Agency, Armenia
March 31 2006
NKR DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: SUPPORT OF USA IN WORLD
RECOGNITION OF NKR IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
YEREVAN, March 31. /ARKA/. Support of the USA in world recognition of
the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is of great importance. According to
the NKR permanent representation in the USA, this was stated by the
NKR Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Masis Mailyan during his
meeting with the US Congressional Caucus Co-Chair Franck Pallone.
During his meeting with the Pallone Mailyan emphasized necessity of
transmitting from humanitarian to development programs in the NKR.
According to the press release, the NKR resident representative in
USA Vardan Barseghyan was present at the meeting as well.
On the same day Mailyan gave an interview to the Jane’s Foreign
Reports periodical. During the interview main stress was put on
security of the region.
Besides that Mailyan has met with the Co-Chairs of the
Armenia-American Political Action Committee (ARMENPAC) Ani Toti and
Edgar Hakobyan as well as Executive Director of this organization
Jason Capizzi. Representatives of ARMENPAC presented aims of the
organization and conducted work. Here Mailyan emphasized once more
the important role of the Armenian Diaspora in the fortification of
NKR state system.
Masis Mailyan arrived in USA on March 22 with a working visit.
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