Absence of Ambassador in Armenia has negative impact on RA-U.S. relationsJune 13, 2007 - 17:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Armenia's foreign policy should be decided in Yerevan but not in California," Jane's Intelligence Center expert Richard Giragosian told a news conference in Yerevan."Absence of Ambassador in Armenia has a negative impact on RA-U.S. relations. Neither the Diaspora nor Armenian NGOs appoint the U.S. Ambassador. It's the prerogative of the U.S. Senate. The sooner it happens the better," he said. The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has twice blocked Richard Hoagland's designation for U.S. Ambassador to Armenia. Senator Robert Menendez exercised his right of veto. "A person who denies the Armenian Genocide cannot defend the U.S. interests in Armenia," he said. Hoagland told the Committee that he recognizes the events of 1915 but doesn't call them genocide. Earlier, the RA government gave consent to Hoagland's nomination. 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 | Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. 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. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. |