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    Armenia Fund, Inc.
    111 North Jackson St. Ste. 205
    Glendale, CA 91206

    Tel: 818-243-6222
    Fax: 818-243-7222

    Contact: Sarkis Kotanjian
    [email protected]

    PRESS RELEASE
    May 10, 2006

    Mark Geragos Elected to Armenia Fund International Board

    Yerevan, Armenia - Prominent celebrity attorney and CNN legal analyst
    Mark Geragos was appointed to the International Board of Trustees of
    Armenia Fund - the governing body of the worldwide organization. The
    Board of Trustees, which is chaired by President Robert Kocharian,
    unanimously approved Geragos' appointment as a new Trustee to the Board.
    As a premier organization tasked with crucial nation-building projects
    in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, Geragos stated, `What I like about
    Armenia Fund is what I call the `ecumenical nature' of the organization,
    meaning that it brings together Armenian political, cultural
    organizations, and religious institutions around the world under one
    mission - to rebuild Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.'

    In the past three years Geragos has participated in Armenia Fund's
    annual Thanksgiving Day Telethons and assisted the organization with its
    fundraising efforts. "Geragos is a great addition to the International
    Board of Trustees of Armenia Fund. He brings enormous access and a wide
    range of resources to our organization to further our nation-building
    activities in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh," said Maria Mehranian,
    Chairperson of Armenia Fund, Inc.

    During his visit, Geragos had the opportunity to meet with His Holiness
    Karekin II, Catholicos of All-Armenians. On the sidelines of the Board
    meeting, Geragos also had a private meeting with President Robert
    Kocharian. The President warmly welcomed his election to the Board of
    Trustees and expressed his willingness to work closer with him.

    Geragos has been quite active within the greater Armenian-American
    community realm. Recently, along with other Los Angeles based attorneys,
    Geragos filed a lawsuit against German banks - Deutsche Bank A.G. and
    Dresdner Bank A.G - regarding heirs of Armenian Genocide survivors that
    the banks have refused to pay.

    Geragos' clients among others have included Hollywood actress Winona
    Ryder and pop icon Michael Jackson. A graduate of Loyola Law School in
    Los Angeles, Geragos was recently named as one of the most influential
    attorneys in the country. The Los Angeles Times describes him as
    `seemingly unbeatable'. As a Trustee of Armenia Fund, Geragos is
    certainly going to further rally the financial resources of the Diaspora
    for infrastructure development projects in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.

    Armenia Fund, Inc., is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation
    established in 1994 to facilitate large-scale humanitarian and
    infrastructure development assistance to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.
    Armenia Fund, Inc. is the U.S. Western Region affiliate of `Hayastan'
    All-Armenian Fund. Tax ID# 95-4485698
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