Artak Beglaryan presented seven strategic goals regarding Artsakh in Connecticut and Illinois

Artak Beglaryan, President of the Artsakh Union, delivered speeches at Yale University and the Connecticut House of Representatives on April 25-26, and at the Armenian community center in Illinois on April 27, presenting the genocide of the people of Artsakh, their current situation and future actions.

During two events at the world-renowned Yale University, Artak Beglaryan addressed developments in recent years, with special emphasis on the methodology and patterns of Azerbaijan's genocidal policies. At the second event, Artak Beglaryan and Karnig Kerkonian discussed the right of return of the people of Artsakh, its foundations, implementation mechanisms and possible conditions. Beglaryan, presenting several international examples of the return of forcibly displaced peoples, emphasized that with political will from the superpowers, it is also possible to ensure the collective return of the people of Artsakh, which naturally requires, first and foremost, responsible and effective efforts from the state institutions of the Republic of Armenia.

He emphasized that in this difficult situation, the main vision of the Armenian people should be the creation of a strong, developed Republic of Armenia with national responsibility, from which stems the vision for Artsakh: ensuring safe, dignified, sustainable and self-determined life in Artsakh through collective return.

At public events held at the Connecticut legislative building (Hartford) and in the Illinois Armenian community (Chicago), Artak Beglaryan delivered keynote speeches. In his speeches, he highlighted seven main strategic goals related to Artsakh, the implementation of which is necessary to achieve the aforementioned vision. He presented these goals using the letters of the English word "PERSIST," specifically:

1. Preserve the people of Artsakh in Armenia by ensuring sustainable and dignified living conditions and preservation of identity for them.

2. Endure and protect Artsakh's physical environment with its cultural heritage and public and private property, which are actively being destroyed and appropriated by Azerbaijan.

3. Record all crimes and assert the rights of the people of Artsakh at all possible international institutions.

4. Secure international recognition and condemnation of the genocide of the Artsakh people as a continuation of the Armenian Genocide.

5. Initiate and achieve international justice by punishing criminals and preventing new crimes against Armenians and other peoples.

6. Shatter and eliminate the state policy of Armenophobia (anti-Armenian hatred) in Azerbaijan and its foundations, which is the main ideological basis for crimes committed against Armenians.

7. Take back Armenian prisoners who face severe deprivations and sham trials in Azerbaijan simply for being Armenian.

In his concluding remarks, Artak Beglaryan urged those present to be ready for a consistent and long-term struggle for the sake of universal values and the perpetuation of the Armenian nation.

The Yale University events were hosted by the Genocide Studies Program at the MacMillan Center, the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), the Poynter Fellowship and the Yale Armenian Network, the Hartford event was hosted by the Connecticut Armenian community and the Chicago event by the ANCA Illinois branch.