  Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Telethon garners over $15 mlnNovember 23, 2007 - 14:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to preliminary data, $15,275,000 was collected during the 10th annual Telethon organized by Hayastan All-Armenian Fund. Donations made by Armenians from U.S., Europe, Asia and Middle East will be spent on development of rural communities of Armenia and NKR.1,400,000 euro and $250,000 was garnered during phonetones held in Armenia, Europe and Argentina November 14-18. 2006 was a record-breaking year, when $13,7 mln was donated for Artsakh Renaissance project. Hayastan All-Armenian Fund was founded in 1992 by the Armenian President's edict. During 15 years of activity development programs totaling $165 mln were implemented in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. The Board of Trustees is headed by the President. Vahe Aghabekyants is the Executive Director.   Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP  Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan.Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience.Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |
