YEREVAN, JUNE 27, NOYAN TAPAN. Serge Sargsian, the RA Prime Minister, received the American delegation of the Armenian Assistance Fund, headed by Archbishop Khazhak Parsamian, the Chaiman of the Armenian Assistance Fund and the Head of the U.S. Eastern diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church. This information was provided to Noyan Tapan by the RA Government's Information and Public Relations Department. The Prime Minister mentioned that since the Republic of Armenia became independent, he has officially had a deep and efficient cooperation with the Armenian Assistance Fund and that he expects benefitial interactivities in favour of further development, strengthening, and welfare of our country and people in the post of the RA Prime Minister as well. Serge Sargsian introduced to journalists the coming projects of the RA Government, its main points, and the notions and expectations concerning cooperation with the Armenian Assistance Fund within their frameworks. He stressed the fact that it is high time to cooperate in respect of development projects. The head of the RA Government attached importance to the work coordinated with comparison of projects, implemented due to the means of different organizations and state posibilities, which will allow to direct the existing possibilities more effectively and solve the current problems without reducing our forces. The members of the Armenian Assistance Fund expressed willingness to continue the Fund's mission directed at the strengthening, development, and progress of Armenia, and assistance to the RA authorities for that purpose. They mentioned with satisfaction that the approaches of the Armenian Assistance Fund are in a full harmony with the primary and main points of the RA Government. Archbishop Khazhak Parsamian informed the Prime Minister that the delegation has arrived in Armenia to also take part in the opening ceremony of the new building disposed for the activities of the Armenian Assistance Fund in Yerevan and expressed his gratitude for the assistance in having the building at his disposal. Garnik Nanagulian, the executive director of the Armenian Assistance Fund, made assertions that they envisage to also discuss the development projects of the Fund for the coming 10 years at the end of the visit to Armenia and that they intend to direct the activities of the Armenian Assistance Fund at the development projects. At the end of the meeting the RA Prime Minister awarded Gevorg Hovnanian, the Founder-Chairman of the "Hovnanian Enterprises" Association and the Chairman and Founder of the Armenian Assistance Fund, a souvenir medal of the RA Prime Minister for his active participation in the formation process of the Armenian statehood.

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