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 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 | 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. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. 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. |