August 1, 2006 - 14:34 AMT
US Senate Again Discusses Candidacy of New Ambassador to Armenia
August 1 the US Senate will again discuss candidacy of the new Ambassador to Armenia Richard Hoagland. According to the regulations, the discussion may be stopped, if even one Senator is against him and this happens very seldom. Nevertheless, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) expects that at least one Senator will do that. As already reported, the ANCA demands that the US Congress do not confirm Richard Hoagland, as he did not express a clear attitude towards the fact of the Armenian Genocide. Today 9 out of 18 Senators, who are members of Foreign Affairs Committee, are against the new Ambassador, reports ANCA.