U.S. appreciates Armenia's efforts in saving Christians: Rep. RoyceDecember 9, 2017 - 12:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States appreciates Armenia's efforts in protecting Christianity and giving refuge to Christians, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce has said, the Voice of America reports. According to him, the founding fathers of the U.S. built the country based on first and foremost the values of the Bible. He said the United States should take up the responsibility to protect Christians, citing the situation in the Middle East, persecutions against religious minorities and the religious violence. Addressing the International Conference on Religious Freedom in Washington, the Congressman called for making use of massive diplomatic levers and the power of the United States to put an end to the persecution of Christians. Royce said he has recently visited Christian churches in Iraq, met with the locals and the Christians who fled the Middle East to Armenia. One of the reasons that the U.S. continues to support Armenia is that the latter has sheltered a number of refugees, he added. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |