US AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA JOHN EVANS TO COMPLETE HIS MISSION IN SEPTEMBER 2006

Regnum, Russia
Aug. 22, 2006

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.

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.