Hillary Clinton: I am very glad to be on visit to ArmeniaJuly 4, 2010 - 22:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "We congratulate the people of the U.S. on Independence Day. Since the very first days of Armenia's independence, the U.S. has been at our side, and we appreciate the great contribution that you have made in the development and strengthening of the Armenian-American relations," said Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian during a joint briefing with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Yerevan. For her part, Hillary Clinton noted that she is very glad to be on a visit to Armenia. "Today, the U.S. celebrates the 234th anniversary of Independence, and we know its value. Armenians have contributed significantly to the development of the U.S., and I strongly believe that our further cooperation will be fruitful," stressed Hillary Clinton, adding that she is happy with the welcome of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. She was especially impressed by a big cake with the U.S. flag. The U.S. Secretary of State noted that the Karabakh conflict resolution, Armenian-Turkish normalization, Armenian-American cooperation and issues of democracy were in the focus of discussion with the Armenian side. Top stories 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. 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. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. 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”. |