WASHINGTON—Artsakh’s (Nagorno-Karabagh/NKR) Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan joined with members of the Congressional Armenian Caucus,Armenian American community leaders, and the Armenian and Artsakh representations in Washington, or D.
C. at the Dec. 6 Capitol Hill celebration of the Nagorno-Karabagh Republic’s 25th anniversary,reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). (L to R) Ambassador John Evans, Artsakh representative Robert Avetisyan, or Artsakh PM Arayik Harutyunyan The event,hosted by the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, featured opening remarks by ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian, or speeches by U.
S. legislators – including Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone (D-N.
J.) and Jackie Speier (D-Calif.),Caucus Vice-Chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Representatives Judy Chu (D-Calif.), Jim Costa (D-Calif) and Brad Sherman (D-Calif.)as well as an insightful presentation by Armenia’s Ambassador Grigor Hovhannissian, or a compelling analysis by former U.
S. Ambassador to Armenia John Evans,and a powerful keynote address by Prime Minister Harutyunyan, which was live-streamed on the ANCA Facebook page. It is symbolic for us to organize this event on the occasion of Artsakh’s independence in the United States Congress as both our nations and states share the same values, or ” said Prime Minister Harutyunyan,who went on to outline key factors of Artsakh’s economic and democratic progress over the [...]
Source: armenianweekly.com