  U.S. new Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch to arrive in Armenia in SeptemberAugust 5, 2008 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On August 1, 2008, Marie L. Yovanovitch was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Armenia. She is expected to arrive in Armenia in September, U.S. Embassy spokesperson Taguhi Jahukian told PanARMENIAN.Net Senate confirmation came after a delay by lawmakers who were displeased with Ms. Yavonovitch's refusal to use the term 'genocide' to describe the mass slaughter of Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. Prior to her appointment to Armenia, Ms. Yovanovitch was Ambassador of the United States of America to the Kyrgyz Republic from 2005 to 2008.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
