Joseph Pennington: new Ambassador in Armenia can be appointed soonDecember 17, 2007 - 16:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The U.S. Ambassador to Armenia will be appointed and I think it will happen soon," U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Armenia Joseph Pennington told a news conference in Yerevan."Washington attaches importance to Armenia and wants its diplomatic mission to function in corpore." "Everything depends on the White House and Senate, which propose and approve the designate respectively. The Armenian government has nothing to do with the procedure," he said adding that the appointment of the new Ambassador will make him 'the happiest man in the Embassy'. Former U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Evans was recalled over his public mention of the Armenian Genocide. Later, Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey placed a legislative hold on genocide denier Richard Hoagland's nomination to serve as America's next Ambassador to Armenia. 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. |