Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Nov 10 2006
"WE MUST WORK WITH BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS," AAA REGIONAL
DIRECTOR SAYS
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. "The Armenian Assembly of America
(AAA) is a non-partisan public organization, and there is no
difference for its representatives who won the elections of the U.S.
Congress, and that we must continue working both with democrats and
with republicans: both parties are very important for us" Arpi
Vardanian, the AAA Regional Director for Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh
stated about it in the interview to the Noyan Tapan correspondent,
responding a question on the issue what meaning results of the late
Congress elections will have for Armenian lobbying organizations of
the U.S.
She reminded that before the elections the Congress Armenian Caucus
consisted of 163 people. In her words, it is quite obvious that this
number must change after the elections, as at the moment it is not
known yet who from this congressional caucus is re-elected, and some
weeks are necessary for summing up final results. "We must meet and
start working with newly elected members of the Congress to involve
them in work of this caucus," Arpi Vardanian stated.
As for possible election of democrat Nancy Pelosi, a member of the
Congress Armenian Caucus, for the position of the House of
Representatives Speaker, in Arpi Vardanian’s words, though this issue
is not solved yet,"everybody considers in Washington that just she
will become the Speaker."
A.Vardanian mentioned that N.Pelosi’s activity was addressed to
assisting solution of Armenian issues and during her pre-electoral
campaign N.Pelosi stated about the necessity of the Armenian Genocide
recognition. Besides, in A.Vardanian’s words, N.Pelosi has always
actively participated in actions of the Armenian community, addresed
to the Armenian Genocide recognition. "We’ll work with Nancy Pelosi
in the way we have always worked, and we hope that she will continue
its activity on assisting Armenia as the Speaker of the House of
Representatives as wll," the AAA Regional Director stated.