Armenia is not blockaded, Fried assuresApril 13, 2007 - 19:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "We want to see an improvement in the Armenian parliamentary elections. That is important. We don't expect perfection. We don't expect to go from deeply flawed to perfect, but we do expect to see substantial forward progress, said Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs at a daily press briefing posted at www.state.gov."That is important. Armenia, given the strength of the Armenian Diaspora and given Armenia's links to the West, frankly, you ought to be way ahead of Georgia Armenia should be doing better. It should be a leader. It should be a prospering country. It has all the ingredients. And lack of oil and gas is not necessarily a curse," he said. When commenting on closing borders, Assistant Secretary Fried said, "Yes, but a lot of countries - Armenia is not blockaded. It has access through Georgia. It's not as if it has no access to the outside world. We hope that more is done." Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. |