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    TODAY, ARTSAKH IS AN INDEPENDENT STATE CAPABLE OF DEFENDING ITS CITIZENS: BRIEFING IN USA

    Panorama
    Oct 19 2011
    Armenia

    On the occasion of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic's twentieth
    anniversary of independence, the Armenian Assembly's Northern
    California Regional Council (NCRC) held a briefing featuring Robert
    Avetisyan, NKR Representative to the United States, reported the
    Armenian Assembly of America (AAA).

    Convened at the St. Vartan Armenian Church in Oakland, California,
    the Bay Area audience also heard remarks from Andrew Lyons, Vice
    President of HALO Trust USA, and AAA Executive Director Bryan Ardouny.

    Mr. Avetisyan provided a historical overview of Karabakh as well as
    current-day issues and challenges explaining how "during almost the
    seven decades of Nagorno Karabakh's existence within Soviet Azerbaijan
    - a part of the Soviet Union - the authorities in Baku regularly
    violated the rights of Karabakh Armenians, hampered the region's
    economic development, and implemented a policy of deportation of
    Armenians from Nagorno Karabakh, thus transforming the demographic
    composition of the region in favor of its Azerbaijani minority."

    "Today, Artsakh is an independent state capable of defending its
    citizenry and the process of depopulating our homeland by the Azeri
    authorities has ended. Nor do we intend that they should have the
    opportunity to resume such policies and violations of basic human
    rights," Avetisyan added.

    For his part, Andrew Lyons discussed the important life-saving work
    his organization is doing to clear unexploded ordinance and mines
    in Nagorno Karabakh left over from the time of the war in the early
    1990s. Lyons also expressed concern that, without additional funding
    sources, progress will be hampered and thus prolonging the time it
    will take to rid NKR of this lingering danger.

    Introduced by Armenian Assembly ARAMAC Northern California State
    Chair and NCRC Member, Valina Agbabian, Ardouny focused his remarks
    on the current environment in Washington, DC and urged those present
    to stay actively involved to ensure that Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia
    receive the attention they merit as well as ongoing U.S. assistance
    to develop their economies.

    Following the briefing, a lively question and answer period ensued
    and covered a range of important topics for the speakers to address.

    Afterwards, there was an opportunity for further discussion while
    guests enjoyed an assortment of refreshments.

    "I would like to express our appreciation to the members of the NCRC
    for all of their hard work in conjunction with the members of St.

    Vartan's Cultural Committee for making this event possible. We also
    extend our gratitude to Rev. Fr. Hovel Ohanyan for hosting us,"
    stated the Assembly's Western Region Manager Aline Maksoudian.

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