FINANCIAL AID US PROVIDES TO ARMENIA - ONE OF LARGEST, US AMBASSADOR STATEDFebruary 28, 2004 - 18:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The amount of the financial aid official Washington is providing to Armenia in 2004 is one of the largest, taking into account the number of the country population, US Ambassador to Armenia John Ordway told journalists in Yerevan. In his words, the volume will be preserved in the future. As of the military assistance, the diplomat noted, it was not changed as compared with the past year. At that he found it difficult to speak of the final amount of the assistance, as the US Congress will be deciding the issue within several months. However, in J. Ordway's words, the significant difference in the amount of military assistance being provided by the US to Armenia and Azerbaijan is very topical and the question is constantly being raised in the Congress. He noted that the Washington Administration has proposed increasing the military assistance to Azerbaijan, taking into consideration the official Baku needs in strengthening struggle against terrorism, illegal turnover of drugs, as well as the problem of the Caspian. The volume and forms of military assistance to Azerbaijan will not tell on the power balance in the region, the US Ambassador emphasized. Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |