U.S. Embassy to Armenia "disappointed by words of ANCA Executive Director"March 15, 2007 - 15:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. Embassy to Armenia expressed its "deep disappointment with the statement of ANCA (Armenian National Committee of America) Exec. Director Aram Hamparian. During a press conference in Yerevan on March 12 Mr. Hamparian said that the U.S. Senate will not approve Richard Hoagland's candidacy as U.S. Ambassador to Yerevan. R. Hoagland denies the Armenian Genocide and doubts in premeditated actions of Ottoman Empire authorities. Particularly, the U.S. Embassy statement says, "His remarks were a willful distortion of reality and have no place in any serious discussion about policy differences. Mr. Hamparian's comments are particularly out of place in Yerevan, where the Government of Armenia has already signaled its readiness to work with Ambassador Hoagland. Neither Ambassador Hoagland nor the Administration has ever denied the mass murders and forced exile of over 1.5 million Armenians that occurred in the final years of the Ottoman Empire. During his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 28, 2006, Ambassador Hoagland specifically said, on the record, "No one in the Administration has ever denied the events." He has read broadly the history of the period. However, the Administration, and therefore Ambassador-designate Hoagland, does not use the word "genocide" to describe these events." Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |