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    "KARABAKH WILL ALWAYS BE OURS," ARMENIAN LEADER SAYS AMID TALKS WITH AZERBAIJAN

    Public Television of Armenia
    Nov 28 2009

    "Karabakh will always be ours", Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has
    said and urged his compatriots to play an active role in the annual
    fundraising. Speaking on the occasion of the 12th annual telethon of
    the Armenia Foundation held on 26 November in Los Angeles, Sargsyan
    called Armenians to unite and contribute to restoration of Susa in
    Karabakh. Sargsyan said the telethon is a good occasion to show that
    there "is no split" between Armenia and the Diaspora. The following
    is an excerpt from report by state-owned Armenian Public TV on 26
    November:

    [Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan] Dear compatriots, as you know,
    the annual fundraising of the Armenia Foundation which is often fairly
    called a national contributor, has stated. This time our donations
    will be channelled into the development programmes in Susa [a city
    populated by Azerbaijanis of Karabakh until occupation by Armenian
    forces], which was educational and cultural centre of the eastern
    Armenia; we have always proud of Susa which needs our assistance now.

    There are maybe few cities in the world which have such a complicated
    fate as Susa. There has been no war in our region during which our
    beautiful castle-city not suffer greatly. It is enough to recall that
    in the past 200 years, Susa changed hands at least fifteen times and
    due to this, it is ten times more precious for us.

    Nowadays, time has come to ask ourselves a question - what did we do
    and what are we doing for Susa? This year's fundraising has a special
    context - not only for all Armenians of the world but also for the
    international community which is still under impression of signing
    of the Armenian-Turkish protocols. It is not a secret for anyone that
    this impression is contradictory.

    For the time being, both Armenia and Diaspora are in the centre
    of attention. Each of our current steps is assessed not only by our
    brothers and sisters, who live in Armenia and across the world but also
    by our friends and foes. We have something to prove both to ourselves
    and to the whole world. We should prove to all that there is no split
    between the Motherland and the Diaspora; that at this historical and
    turning moment, we are standing by each other even stronger and have
    settled down the cause of the progress of our country with greater
    devotion. We need to prove to all that all Armenians will not grudge
    anything in order to have new and prosperous Susa that we deserve our
    victories and [deserve] the honour of being the owner of the ancient
    capital of Artsakh [Karabakh].

    A garden is taken care of by its owner. No-one respects an owner of
    an untended garden. Also with this fundraising, we must again prove
    that Artsakh is our now and will be ours forever. We must discourage
    all those who still have some expectations on this issue. This is a
    good occasion for us to demonstrate the united attitude of Armenians,
    their forces regarding our national goals and also a circumstance of
    being a serious factor in the region.
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