Paper: U.S. envoy holds secret meetings with Armenian party leaders![]() December 6, 2012 - 11:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Zhoghovurd daily, U.S. ambassador John Heffern held a number of meetings with different Armenian party leaders over the past month. The upcoming presidential elections in Armenia were in the focus of the discussions, with the U.S. envoy expressing concern over the lack of competitive atmosphere. “This may aversely affect Armenia’s image,” the paper quoted ambassador Heffern as saying. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |