Article: Rita Balian's Presence in Armenian Delegation Pivotal

Nadya Sarafian
Armenian Reporter, The
09-23-1995
Rita Balian's Presence in Armenian Delegation Pivotal.

When the opening ceremonies took place on Monday, September 4, in the State Opera House located at the Great Hall of the People on Tiananmen Square, 12 Armenians were part of the 5,000 delegates from 185 countries, official members of the United Nations. The Republic of Armenia's delegation of eleven, headed by Hranush Hakobian, was joined by its only Diaspora member, Rita Balian of Washington, DC.

Mrs. Balian reports that besides those delegates, there were on hand also many heads of state, first ladies like America's Mrs. Clinton and Mrs. Chirak of France, women presidents and women ...

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