KARABAKH, JAVAKHK TO BE HIGHLIGHTED AT ANC-WR EVENT
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 2, 2011 – 11:44 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – The Armenian National Committee ~V Western Region
(ANC-WR) has announced that Antranig Kasbarian and Elizabeth Chouldjian
will join Robert Avetisyan, the Permanent Representative of the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic, as panelists in ~SHomeland and the Diaspora: From
Challenges to Solutions,~T which will cover the self-determination
movements in Karabakh, and the civil and human rights movement in
Javakhk, as well as how the Armenian Diaspora can continue to play
a significant role in the democratization of Armenia and the region.
The presentation is part of the ANC Grassroots weekend that will
take place from Friday, November 25 to Sunday, November 27, 2011,
at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.
Antranig Kasbarian has been active in Armenian affairs for most of
his life. Over the past 20 years, he has been a lecturer, activist
and community leader in the Eastern US; he has also worked regularly
as a journalist, activist and researcher in Nagorno Karabakh. He
is a former editor of The Armenian Weekly, and has held various
positions within the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. He holds a
PhD in Geography from Rutgers University, where he currently teaches
a course on Nagorno Karabakh. His doctoral dissertation dealt with
the geography of nationalism during the 1988-1994 war in Nagorno
Karabakh, based largely on his own experiences on the ground. He has
published widely on Nagorno Karabakh in both academic journals and
the press. He joined the Tufenkian Foundation in 2003, launching its
program in Nagorno Karabakh focusing on economic recovery and refugee
resettlement, and now serves as Executive Director.
Elizabeth Chouldjian has been the communications director of the
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) based in Washington,
D.C. for more than 15 years, and had previously worked in the Bay Area
ANC offices. She recently represented the ANCA in Javakhk where she
and ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian met with Georgian and U.S. government
officials, civil society organizations, and NGOs in order to address
political, cultural, educational and other rights of the Armenian
community in Georgia.
Kasbarian and Chouldjian will join Robert Avetisyan, who will discuss
the history of the Karabakh conflict, legal and humanitarian aspects of
the creation of the Nargorno-Karabakh Republic, the war unleashed by
Azerbaijan, the negotiation process, as well as the current situation
in Karabakh and in the region in general. Since his appointment,
Avetisyan has continuously affirmed Karabakh~Rs commitment to finding a
peaceful solution to the conflict with Azerbaijan, and has maintained
that the recognition of Karabakh~Rs independence neither violates
the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, nor threatens its existence.