  Senate hearings for new U.S. Ambassador-designate to Armenia due Nov 30 November 30, 2022 - 15:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Kristina A Kvien, President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, on Wednesday, November 30. The American diplomat served as U.S. chargé d’affaires to Ukraine from January 2020 to May 2022, which she had previously served as between May to June 2019. From June 2019 to January 2020, she was deputy chief of mission at the Embassy of the United States in Kyiv. She was nominated by President Biden to serve as the United States Ambassador to Armenia in June 2022. If approved, she will replace Lynne Tracy.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
