Armenians Cannot Influence Appointment of US Ambassador to Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net - The appointment of the US Ambassador to Armenia is purely American problem and neither Armenians nor any other nation can influence it, Head of Hay Dat Office Kiro Manoyan stated at a news conference September 19. In his words, most senators, who voted for Hoagland, motivated their actions that the White House will not propose another candidate in case Hoagland is not confirmed. "All members of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee are sure that the White House should change its position over the Armenian Genocide," he said.



In Manoyan's words, White House confirming Hoagland during US Senate vacation not ruled out. "In any case the Ambassador is a representative of the President and he should express the position of the state leader," he said. In Manoyan's opinion, the US-Armenia relations are at a rather high level. "There are no serious problems between us," he remarked. As of the Millennium Challenge Program, Manoyan noted the importance of holding "transparent and fair parliamentary and presidential elections in 2007 and 2008," reports IA Regnum.