US AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA JOHN EVANS TO COMPLETE HIS MISSION IN SEPTEMBER 2006
Author: À. Mammadov
TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Aug. 22, 2006
(REGNUM) – US Ambassador to Armenia John Evans will finish his
mission in September of the current year, a REGNUM correspondent
informs. Responding to question of journalists, how he evaluates US
Congress’ activity, which recalled him ahead of scheduler, as well
as new ambassador Richard Hoagland, John Evans said: "I do not have
any evaluation of US Congress activity; I will finish my mission in
the first part of September."
It is worth stressing, most likely, recall of US Ambassador to Armenia
John Evans was caused by his statement on the Armenian Genocide in
1915 in Ottoman Turkey.
On February 19, 2006, John Evans said about "importance of Armenian
Genocide’s recognition" during his meeting with representatives of
San Francisco Armenian community. "I will call it Armenian Genocide
today," Mr. Evans stated. Representatives of US administration and
officials avoided to use ‘genocide’ word concerning events, which
took place early in last century in Turkey, preferring to use various
euphemisms. "No US official has ever denied the fact. Things should
be called by their names," he stressed. "The Armenian Genocide was
the first one of 20th century," Mr. Evans said, stressing, at that,
that world was not being prepared for appropriate reaction at that
time. He assured that he was going to work on the problem strongly,
reports Trend.
It should be reminded that possible new US Ambassador to Armenia
Richard Hoagland is now US Ambassador to Tajikistan. A scandal is
about to happen in Armenia because of his nomination.
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