MATTHEW BRYZA: AMBASSADOR SHOULD FOLLOW THE POLICY OF PRESIDENT AND
PRESIDENT BUSH’S POLICY ON MASS KILLINGS OF ARMENIANS IS VERY DISTINCT

YEREVAN, JULY 7, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. "New U.S. Ambassador
Richard Hoagland will come to Armenia immediately after being
approved, I think in one or two weeks," said OSCE Minsk Group
American Co-Chairman Matthew Bryza in an interview with Haykakan
Zhamanak newspaper. He also mentioned, that Hoagland "is very warm,
very attentive personality, who is deeply acquainted with the history
of Caucasus".

As for Ambassador John Evans, then, according to Bryza, "he is a
wonderful person, an excellent Ambassador and our partner appreciated
by all of us here." He added that it’s not fair to say that the
Ambassador was recalled: "People also say that he is discharged from
the diplomatical service. It’s not true. Generally each Ambassador
serves the President, and that means that he must follow the policy
carried on by the President. And President Bush’s policy on that
terrible events, the mass killings of Armenians is very distinct, as he
mentiones about it every year in his address", said Bryza. According
to him, if someone does not agree with the policy of the President,
he can make his own decisions, though they should not be expressed
in public. "We all serve the President, and it is our task to support
his policy. Of course, our task is also to give him advice, but when
the thing concerns our statements in public, then we are obliged to
support the policy of the President", announced the American diplomat.