U.S. Embassy to Armenia "disappointed by words of ANCA Executive Director"March 15, 2007 - 15:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. Embassy to Armenia expressed its "deep disappointment with the statement of ANCA (Armenian National Committee of America) Exec. Director Aram Hamparian. During a press conference in Yerevan on March 12 Mr. Hamparian said that the U.S. Senate will not approve Richard Hoagland's candidacy as U.S. Ambassador to Yerevan. R. Hoagland denies the Armenian Genocide and doubts in premeditated actions of Ottoman Empire authorities. Particularly, the U.S. Embassy statement says, "His remarks were a willful distortion of reality and have no place in any serious discussion about policy differences. Mr. Hamparian's comments are particularly out of place in Yerevan, where the Government of Armenia has already signaled its readiness to work with Ambassador Hoagland. Neither Ambassador Hoagland nor the Administration has ever denied the mass murders and forced exile of over 1.5 million Armenians that occurred in the final years of the Ottoman Empire. During his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 28, 2006, Ambassador Hoagland specifically said, on the record, "No one in the Administration has ever denied the events." He has read broadly the history of the period. However, the Administration, and therefore Ambassador-designate Hoagland, does not use the word "genocide" to describe these events." Top stories 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. 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. Partner news | Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. Moscow says ready to support Yerevan-Baku reconciliation Moscow has confirmed its readiness to support the reconciliation of Yerevan and Baku. |