Blocking nomination of U.S. ambassador to Armenia not to help campaign of Genocide recognition

PanARMENIAN.Net - "The appointment of a diplomat of Rudolf Perina's rank and experience as Charge d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Armenia is a welcome move, which indicates the Bush administration's resolve to maintain a high-level relationship with Armenia, despite the congressional blocking of the designated ambassador, Richard Hoagland," Cori Welt, Deputy Director of Russian and Eurasian Program of the Center of Strategic and International Studies in Washington stated to the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist.



He thinks, the blocking of ambassadorial appointments should never have been used as a strategy for getting the U.S. government to recognize the Armenian Genocide. "It helps neither the campaign for Genocide recognition nor Armenian-U.S. relations," Cory Welt underscored.



OSCE Minsk Group former U.S. Co-Chair Rudolf Perina is appointed as U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Armenia. He will take up his duties on July 10.