US STATE DEPARTMENT DECLINED TO COMMENT ON WITHDRAWAL OF ITS AMBASSADOR FROM ARMENIA

Regnum Russia
March 16 2006

Washigton, 16 March 2006 (Regnum – website) – US State Department has
declined to comment on the report on withdrawal of the US Ambassador
John Evans for his statement on the Armenian Genocide. Executive
Director of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Aram
Hamparian has expressed his regret over the State Department refusal
to comment on the situation.

Meanwhile, a letter sent by the ANCA chairman to the US state
secretary says that the USA should explain its policy to the Armenian
people, particularly, implementation of “punitive measures” towards
John Evans. Earlier, Co-Chairman of the US Congressional Caucus on
Armenian Issues Frank Pallone wrote a letter to Condoleezza Rice,
stating his disappointment by the report on withdrawal of the US
ambassador in Armenia.