BLOCKING NOMINATION OF U.S. AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA NOT TO HELP CAMPAIGN OF GENOCIDE RECOGNITION

PanARMENIAN.Net
28.06.2007 14:05 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The appointment of a diplomat of Rudolf Perina’s
rank and experience as Charge d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Armenia
is a welcome move, which indicates the Bush administration’s resolve
to maintain a high-level relationship with Armenia, despite the
congressional blocking of the designated ambassador, Richard Hoagland,"
Kori Velt, Deputy Director of Russian and Eurasian Program of the
Center of Strategic and International Studies in Washington stated
to the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist.

He thinks, the blocking of ambassadorial appointments should never have
been used as a strategy for getting the U.S. government to recognize
the Armenian Genocide. "It helps neither the campaign for Genocide
recognition nor Armenian-U.S. relations," K. Velt underscored.

OSCE Minsk Group former U.S. Co-Chair Rudolf Perina is appointed
as U.S. Charge d’Affaires in Armenia. He will take up his duties on
July 10.