050302 - STANZIATI 1,7 MILIONI $ PER CAUSA ARMENA

OVER 1.7 MILLION DOLLARS RAISED FOR HAY TAD
MARCH 1, 2005 YEREVAN (YERKIR) - A fund raising event in Paris raised almost $1.7 million to help advance the work of Armenian National Committees worldwide, including
recognition of the Armenian genocide, and advancing Armenian issues.
Over 180 Armenians from Armenia, Russia, Middle East, and Europe gathered at a banquet on February 26, with the participation of Catholicos Aram I of the Holy See of Cilicia, ARF Dashnaktsoutiun Bureau representative Hrant Margarian, Armenian ministers, religious leaders, politicians, and public figures.
Dashnaktsoutiun Press office reported that though donations are still coming in, $555,000 has already been received from Armenia and Russia, $325,000 from Lebanon, $150,000 from Iran, $200,000 from the Persian Golf Arab countries, as well as sums from the UK, France, Belgium, Greece, and other countries. The complete report in Armenian can be read at http://www.yerkir.am/arm/index.phpsub=news_arm&id=13926
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