Artsakh

Archbishop Barkev Martirosyan on the People of Artsakh and Armenia Fund’s Impact on their Daily Lives HOLLYWOOD–In an exclusive Horizon TV interview, Archbishop Barkev Martirosyan, the Prelate of the Diocese of Artsakh, speaks to Manouk Seraydarian about faith, hope and survival in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and the transformative impact of Armenia Fund’s programs in Artsakh. The Archbishop visited Horizon late last week while in Glendale, California for the 13th annual Armenia Fund Telethon scheduled to air live on Thanksgiving Thursday. More information here. The archbishop has traveled to California year after year to participate in the event, appearing on TV to appeal to Armenians around the world to support the development of the Republics of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.This Thanksgiving he will once again take to the airwaves during the telethon, this time to raise awareness of the fact that more than 70000 people in Artsakh are deprived of clean water. During his interview on Horizon, Archbishop Martirosyan spoke of Armenia Fund’s role in Nagorno-Karabakh and its positive impact on the people of the land. But he also discussed many of the problems still facing the nascent republic. He described the 21st century as an era of victory for the Armenian people. But that the victory, he noted, is incomplete when the average villager in Artsakh, who fought to liberate his homeland, lacks access to life’s most basic necessity. He said that while the Armenian people …