Hillary Clinton: I believe in Armenia’s bright future June 4, 2012 - 22:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During her meeting with journalists in Yerevan, U.S. Secretary of State said she’s glad to be in Armenia again and hailed the warm welcome she was given. As Hillary Clinton said, “today, we’re looking back on the way we passed and assess what can be done in future.” In her speech, the Secretary of State dwelled on U.S.-Armenia cooperation, U.S. assistance in Karabakh conflict settlement and normalization of Yerevan-Ankara ties. She also stressed U.S. interest to reforms in Armenia, specifically in tax and customs sectors. “I believe in Armenia’s bright future,” she said. Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, in turn, noted that Clinton’s previous visit of concurred with U.S. Independence Day and this one, with the 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. As Nalbandian noted, 20 years ago, then Secretary of State James Baker stressed Armenia and U.S. support of democracy as a unifying factor. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |