I’m a bit confused about this statement that was made in a story about President Arkady Ghoukasian’s going to America to raise funds to finish the North-South highway:

“Founded in 1992, Armenia Fund USA is part of the Hayastan All-Armenian
Fund, the first international, non-governmental, non-profit,
non-political network representing all constituents in the Armenian
Diaspora.

Armenia Fund USA is dedicated to upholding transparent procurement
policies and supervising quality control, ensuring that all funding
dollars make it in to the right hands, every step of the way. Board
members and hand picked ground-level supervisors directly control how
funds are allocated and spent. Armenia Fund USA does not involve the
government in the application of funds and ensures the utmost
accountability for every precious dollar donated towards building
foundations for a sustainable future.”


The way I see it and have always seen it was that they may call the Armenia Fund a non-governmental and non-political organization, but if that’s really the case and if they in fact are keeping the government out of how the funds are spent, then why is it that the board of directors consist of some of the most corrupt people from Armenia and the Diaspora? And don’t you have to wonder why the Diaspora of America does not give $25 million without flinching an eye for a road in Artsakh? I think the fact that the President of Artsakh has to keep going to America and begging for money year after year tells the whole story.