Armenian PM donates his 12-month salary to Hayastan Fund

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Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan visited today the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s headquarters to get familiar with its 25-year-long activities and programs.

Armenian PM donates his 12-month salary to Hayastan Fund

YEREVAN, November 1. /ARKA/. Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan visited today the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s headquarters to get familiar with its 25-year-long activities and programs. In anticipation of the Fund’s annual telethon, the premier donated his one-year salary to the Fund.

During the tour, Prime Minister Karapetyan got acquainted with the ongoing activities of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s subdivisions, the government press office said.

Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Executive Director Ara Vardanyan noted that over 50,000 programs have been implemented during the past 25 years for over 500,000 beneficiaries in Armenia and Artsakh to a total cost of USD 330 million. The Fund has some 700,000 donors around the world.

He provided details of the Fund’s current plans and annual fundraising activities. The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Telethon will be held on November 23 this year. The funds donated will be used to build Artsakh’s irrigation system and provide opportunities for solar energy application. -0-

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