Absence of Ambassador in Armenia has negative impact on RA-U.S. relationsJune 13, 2007 - 17:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Armenia's foreign policy should be decided in Yerevan but not in California," Jane's Intelligence Center expert Richard Giragosian told a news conference in Yerevan."Absence of Ambassador in Armenia has a negative impact on RA-U.S. relations. Neither the Diaspora nor Armenian NGOs appoint the U.S. Ambassador. It's the prerogative of the U.S. Senate. The sooner it happens the better," he said. The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has twice blocked Richard Hoagland's designation for U.S. Ambassador to Armenia. Senator Robert Menendez exercised his right of veto. "A person who denies the Armenian Genocide cannot defend the U.S. interests in Armenia," he said. Hoagland told the Committee that he recognizes the events of 1915 but doesn't call them genocide. Earlier, the RA government gave consent to Hoagland's nomination. 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 | Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. |