Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Nov 24 2006
ARKADY GHUKASIAN MEETS IN U.S. WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF ARMENIAN
TRADITIONAL PARTIES
LOS ANGELES, NOVEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. "We are
obliged to built the country of our dreams for freedom of which the
best sons of the Armenian people sacrificed themselves," NKR
President Arkady Ghukasian stated at the November 22 banquet
organized by Archbishop Moushegh Mardirussian, the U.S. Western
Diocese primate of the Cilicia Catholicosate of the Armenian
Apostolic Church.
As the NKR President’s Acting Press Secretary states, Arkady
Ghukasian went to the mentioned event accompanied by Archbishop
Pargev Martirosian, the Artsakh Diocese primate of the Armenian
Apostolic Church, and Armen Liloyan, the RA Consul General to Los
Angeles, after visiting the new building of primacy being built in
the suburb of La-Crescenta, Los Angeles.
In his speech the President particularly made a speech calling on the
Armenian community’s gathering in Diaspora, entrusting to the
national unity and own forces.
Representatives of the ARF U.S. Western Central Committee, AGBU,
Armenian Relief Association, "Hamazgayin" (National) institution,
Armenian Educational Foundation, Women’s Union attached to the
Cilicia primacy as well as former Mayor of Glendale Larry Zarian and
members of the present city council Ara Najarian and Raffi Manoukian,
other honorary quests participated in the event.
On the same day the NKR President had a number of meetings with
representatives of leading instances of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun,
Liberal Democratic Party and Social-Democratic Hnchak Party Western
structures. Arkady Ghukasian persuaded interlocutors to show their
active assistance for creation of honourable life for the people
passed through war ordeals and won in unequal struggles.