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ANCA holds meetings in Tbilisi
September 24, 2011 - 10:12 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Committee of America Chairman Ken
Hachikian conducted a series of high-level meetings with Georgian
authorities and Armenian community leaders in the organization's
efforts to call broader attention to the plight of the Armenian
community in that country.
`This trip was an excellent opportunity to have a frank and open
discussion with Georgian authorities and our own U.S. representatives
in that country about the opportunities and challenges facing the
Armenian communities in Javakhk and Tbilisi,' said ANCA Chairman Ken
Hachikian. `In the upcoming months, we look forward to working with
the Administration and Members of Congress and exploring ways to
expand cooperation with our compatriots in the region.'
In a week-long trip to Georgia's capital Tbilisi and the Armenian
populated Samtskhe-Javakheti (Javakhk) region, Hachikian was joined by
ANCA Communications Director Elizabeth Chouldjian in discussing the
Armenian American community's concerns about the socio-economic
situation in the regions and efforts to maintain the Armenian culture
and language of the community in the broader tapestry of Georgia's
cultural diversity.
Hachikian and Chouldjian met with Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol
Vashadze, Cultural Minister Nikoloz Rurua, and representatives of the
Ministries of Education, Justice, Regional Development and
Infrastructure, Regional Integration and the National Security
Council, which assisted in coordinating the meetings. They also
discussed U.S. policy and assistance efforts in the region with U.S.
Ambassador to Georgia John Bass, outgoing USAID Country Director Jock
Connelly and Millennium Challenge Corporation Resident Country
Director Jim McNicholas.
In Javakhk as in Tbilisi, the ANCA representatives spoke with a broad
range of Armenian representatives of non-governmental organizations
and the Armenian Church. The ANCA looks to continue this dialogue with
Armenian community leaders, the Georgian government as well a U.S.
Administration and Congressional leaders in an effort to help address
the needs of the local community, Asbarez reported.
September 24, 2011 - 10:12 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Committee of America Chairman Ken
Hachikian conducted a series of high-level meetings with Georgian
authorities and Armenian community leaders in the organization's
efforts to call broader attention to the plight of the Armenian
community in that country.
`This trip was an excellent opportunity to have a frank and open
discussion with Georgian authorities and our own U.S. representatives
in that country about the opportunities and challenges facing the
Armenian communities in Javakhk and Tbilisi,' said ANCA Chairman Ken
Hachikian. `In the upcoming months, we look forward to working with
the Administration and Members of Congress and exploring ways to
expand cooperation with our compatriots in the region.'
In a week-long trip to Georgia's capital Tbilisi and the Armenian
populated Samtskhe-Javakheti (Javakhk) region, Hachikian was joined by
ANCA Communications Director Elizabeth Chouldjian in discussing the
Armenian American community's concerns about the socio-economic
situation in the regions and efforts to maintain the Armenian culture
and language of the community in the broader tapestry of Georgia's
cultural diversity.
Hachikian and Chouldjian met with Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol
Vashadze, Cultural Minister Nikoloz Rurua, and representatives of the
Ministries of Education, Justice, Regional Development and
Infrastructure, Regional Integration and the National Security
Council, which assisted in coordinating the meetings. They also
discussed U.S. policy and assistance efforts in the region with U.S.
Ambassador to Georgia John Bass, outgoing USAID Country Director Jock
Connelly and Millennium Challenge Corporation Resident Country
Director Jim McNicholas.
In Javakhk as in Tbilisi, the ANCA representatives spoke with a broad
range of Armenian representatives of non-governmental organizations
and the Armenian Church. The ANCA looks to continue this dialogue with
Armenian community leaders, the Georgian government as well a U.S.
Administration and Congressional leaders in an effort to help address
the needs of the local community, Asbarez reported.