U.S. to remain very much engaged “to help bring about that end state” between Armenia and Azerbaijan
We continue to maintain our commitment to promoting a secure, stable, democratic, prosperous, and peaceful future for the South Caucasus region.
We continue to maintain our commitment to promoting a secure, stable, democratic, prosperous, and peaceful future for the South Caucasus region.
The main goal of the bureau’s program ... in Armenia is to support the host state in developing an effective and transparent criminal justice sector that respects human rights and actively fights corruption
Specifically, the Committee Report stated that “up to $2,000,000 for humanitarian demining and unexploded ordnance [UXO] clearance activities in areas affected by fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations” as well as “humanitarian assistance” for those displaced “by the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.”
Kristina Kvien arrived at U.S. Embassy Kyiv in May 2019. From 2016 – April 2019, she served as Acting DCM/Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs at U.S. Embassy Paris.
The U.S. supports the EU-brokered conversations between Azerbaijan and Armenia and encourages continued positive momentum and bilateral dialogue
She added that problems concerning police conduct occur in the United States as well.
You can’t achieve success in other areas if you don’t make investments in human capital.
“We had a Strategic Dialogue with the Armenians last week, it was in that forum that we reaffirmed our mutual commitment to Armenia’s democratic development and the United States support for lasting peace in the South Caucasus,” Ned Price stated.
Ararat Mirzoyan presented to his interlocutor the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. The importance of US mediation efforts for the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as an OSCE Minsk Group co-chair country was underscored.
Ararat Mirzoyan highlighted the importance of reopening the office of the National Democratic Institute in Armenia after the 2018 Velvet Revolution.
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy was in Washington as well, joined by Armenian Ambassador to the United States Lilit Makunts.
Papikyan attached importance to the continuous support of the US government, and particularly the Kansas National Guard to the Armenian military reforms.
Under the program, the Kansas National Guard works closely with the Armenian Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Emergency Situations, and other governmental offices and agencies. Types of cooperation include military-to-military, military-to-civilian, and civilian-to-civilian events.
This Memorandum will strengthen the bilateral cooperation in the field of peaceful use of nuclear energy, providing wider access for the Armenian nuclear energy experts to the latest nuclear safety technologies.
In Washington, Ararat Mirzoyan will also meet with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, USAID Director Samantha Power, US Special Assistant to the President Amanda Sloat and other colleagues.
The Foreign Minister of Armenia and the US Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs exchanged views on the recent developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
California is home to the largest Armenian-American population in the United States.
The Ambassador briefed them on the Armenia-U.S. Strategic Dialogue session convened in Yerevan in May, the outcomes of the recent high-level delegations’ visits to the United States, regional developments and Armenia’s foreign policy priorities.
Prime Minister Pashinyan wished every success to the meeting of the intergovernmental commission on Armenian-American strategic dialogue, due to be held tomorrow.
Ambassador Nersesyan and Congresswoman Titus also touched upon other issues on the Armenia-US agenda, acknowledging the unique role of the Armenian Caucus in implementing it.
President Sarkissian congratulated Ambassador Richard Mills and in the person of him, the good people of the United States, on this important holiday and wished welfare and constant development.
"The US government is committed to assisting the goals on democracy, human rights, transparency and accountability that will improve Armenia’s business environment and will make the country more attractive for American investors. We see a number of opportunities for dialogue and cooperation, including within the format of the Armenian-American inter-governmental works”, the Ambassador said.
''As a partner and the friendly country of Armenia, the US always encouraged constructive dialogue overcome the political impasse'', State Department Spokesperson noted.
During the discussion Ambassador Mills once again reaffirmed the US government's stance and stressed that all the processes should take place according to the Constitution. He added that there is no alternative to dialogue for the settlement of the political situation.
Museum representatives presented their vision for a three-story, 59 800 square-foot cultural and educational complex that would be located in the southwest corner of Central Park.
Such a format of cooperation is itself important as long as it is not limited to only ruling parties, but also creates new opportunities for cooperation among the US main two political parties and RA parliamentary parties.
During the meeting the Armenian MPs presented to the White House official several issues concerning regional security, namely they stressed the need for more targeted statements regarding ceasefire violations on NKR-Azerbaijan border and the peaceful settlement of the conflict.
As long as there is possibility for the indirect impact of this "sanction war" on Armenia, we need to be more active to prevent and minimize the possible challenges we can face.
In the course of the meeting the members of the Friendship Group also emphasized the stable development of the Armenian-American relations and the deepening of cooperation in many spheres.
Bipartisan Letter Requests that Secretary Mnuchin Negotiate Double Tax Treaty with Armenia.
His Holiness Garegin II will have meetings with the philanthropists of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to discuss numerous programs being implemented by the Mother See.
"Trade between US & #Armenia is up 35% Jan-Oct 2017 totaling $99.5 million! Fueling Armenia’s successful exports to the US is its excellent usage of the General System of Preferences (GSP) that allows many of Armenia’s goods duty free entry into US. #EconomicPartnership"
One of the reasons that the U.S. continues to support Armenia is that the latter has sheltered a number of refugee.
There was also a reference to the Karabakh conflict, Armenia-Turkey relations and other regional issues.
Indeed, the conflict can never get a final resolution, unless the security of the population in Artsakh is insured.
"The California legislative delegation to Armenia is an important step in continuing to strengthen ties between the Republic of Armenia and the State of California," stated Nazarian.
I was informed with a deep sorrow about the horrible violence in Las Vegas which claimed the lives of dozens of innocent people and injured hundreds.
Letters were sent to major textbook publishers, such as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill and Pearson, said Emilie Simons, a spokeswoman for Schiff.
We greatly appreciate these endeavors toward building a more peaceful world.
Issuing US visas to citizens of other countries is an ordinary working process.
Taking into consideration the so-far demonstrated tendency of Trump’s team in their foreign policy, Armenia, in its relation with the US, should focus on the aspects of cooperation which are of mutual interests for both sides and are not only based on the assistance programs. bilateral
"Now, we, the diplomats, should organize that meeting, especially now, when Armenia is going through the process of becoming a parliamentary republic," Hovhannissian said.
At the same time, the US will continue to participate in those formats, which it used to participate previously, such as the Minsk Group format. The US interest to have success stories in the issues where it is directly involved, will increase. This is due to Trump's desire to raise the US rating.
US Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills, Jr. is speaking to the American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia,
Of course, summing up US-Armenian relations in 2016, we should also talk about the United States' stept taken in the context of Karabakh conflict Settlement as Co-Chair of the Minsk Group.
"In the US-Armenia relations Armenia should be more active imitator. We need to more actively cooperate not only in the existing formats, such as the activities carried on the framework of the Armenia-US Friendship parliamentary groups, but also to create new platforms for cooperation, for example the format for dialogue and cooperation between political parties."
Politicians claim that Trump has a very limited understanding of the South Caucasus. His only experience has been the business deal with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, while Clinton personally visited both Baku and Yerevan and knows all the nuances of the Karabakh conflict.
Today, on the occasion of Independence Day of the United States of America, President Serzh Sargsyan visited the residence of the US Ambassador to Armenia.
They discussed prospects for transformation of the institution of orphanages in Armenia, and the challenges in reuniting children with their extended families.
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