U.S. Ambassador to Armenia to be appointed when his candidacy is approved by SenateJune 7, 2007 - 21:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Ambassador to Armenia will be appointed when the Senate approves his candidacy, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Bryza stated to a press conference in Yerevan. He said, candidacy proposed by President George Bush remains unchanged. He is Richard Hoagland. "I hope the procedure in the Senate will pass successfully," he said.U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations twice has blocked Richard Hoagland's candidacy as U.S. Ambassador to Yerevan. Both times senator from New Jersey Robert Menendez used his veto power. He stated, a man who denied the Armenian Genocide cannot protect U.S. interests in Armenia. At the hearings in Senate Commission Hoagland stated that he recognizes events of 1915 but does not consider them as Genocide. 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |