Hillary Clinton: I am very glad to be on visit to ArmeniaJuly 4, 2010 - 22:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "We congratulate the people of the U.S. on Independence Day. Since the very first days of Armenia's independence, the U.S. has been at our side, and we appreciate the great contribution that you have made in the development and strengthening of the Armenian-American relations," said Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian during a joint briefing with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Yerevan. For her part, Hillary Clinton noted that she is very glad to be on a visit to Armenia. "Today, the U.S. celebrates the 234th anniversary of Independence, and we know its value. Armenians have contributed significantly to the development of the U.S., and I strongly believe that our further cooperation will be fruitful," stressed Hillary Clinton, adding that she is happy with the welcome of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. She was especially impressed by a big cake with the U.S. flag. The U.S. Secretary of State noted that the Karabakh conflict resolution, Armenian-Turkish normalization, Armenian-American cooperation and issues of democracy were in the focus of discussion with the Armenian side. 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. |