STEPANAKERT. – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) President Bako Sahakyan on Wednesday attended session of the “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund Board of Trustees, which was held in Armenia’s capital city Yerevan.

President Sahakyan congratulated the participants on the 20th anniversary of the Fund, noting that the organization has had an invaluable contribution in the formation and development of the two independent Armenian states, and in the broadening and deepening of Motherland-Diaspora ties.

According to the President, it is impossible to imagine the NKR’s socioeconomic development without assistance by the Fund, office of the NKR President informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The Head of State proposed to include the projects of constructing rural community centers into the 2012 program of “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund.

President Sahakyan considered the proportionate development of rural areas as the key component for NKR’s strengthening, and stressed that the construction of such centers will substantially contribute to invigorating life in the countryside.

NKR President’s proposal was accepted and subsequently included in the “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund’s 2012 telethon program.

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