June 1, 2002

Open House at ACNIS and NCI Headquarters

Yerevan—The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) and National Citizens’ Initiative (NCI), founded by Armenia’s first Minister of Foreign Affairs Raffi K. Hovannisian, hosted a housewarming reception at their new headquarters.

Constitutional Court Justices, officials from the National Assembly of Armenia, Members of Parliament, Ambassadors and other representatives of the diplomatic corps and international organizations, religious, political and military figures, academicians and artists, university presidents and intelligentsia, as well as friends and supporters from the Diaspora attended the reception.

The 300 guests were greeted by Raffi and Armenouhi Hovannisian, ACNIS research director Dr. Tatoul Manasserian, and coordinator of the National Citizens’ Initiative Mr. Hrach Hakobyan.

H. E. Mr. Bakri Roushdy El-Ammari, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and Colonel Yuri Urin, Military and Air Force Attaché at the Embassy of the Russian Federation	Raffi K. Hovannisian and Ambassador El-Ammari
Raffi and Armenouhi Hovannisian	Hovannisian and Academician Grigor Gurzadian
Politician Azat Arshakian, Jurist Vladimir Nazarian, and Constitutional Court Justice Rafael Papayan	Raffi and Armenouhi Hovannisian, former Prime Minister Vazgen Manoukian, and actor Arthur Utmazian
Hovannisian and poetess Silva Kapoutikian	Raffi K. Hovannisian, UN Resident Coordinator Joel Boutroue, and H.E. Mr. Paolo Andrea Trabalza, Ambassador of the Italian Republic
Architect Jim Torosian and painter Hakob Hakobian	Raffi K. Hovannisian and Constitutional Court Justice Rafael Papayan
Hosts and Guests	At the Reception
Former Prime Minister Aram Sargsian	A. Arshakian and Armenian People's Party leader Stepan Demirchian