U.S. EMBASSY IN ARMENIA: NEZAVISIMAYA GAZETA FURNISHED FALSE INFORMATION

/ The information published in
10.07.2007 17:36 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The information published in Nezavisimaya Gazeta
has nothing to do with the reality, U.S. Embassy PR Officer Thomas
Mittnacht told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

"Mr Godfrey was sent with a diplomatic mission to Yerevan for three
years. The term expired in July 2007. He has completed his mission
and now he is leaving. It’s a diplomatic practice accepted throughout
the globe," Mr Mittnacht said.

Nezavisimaya Gazeta’s article titled "Irreversible maturity" published
July 9, 2007, said in part, "Early this week Washington spread an
information on recall of Acting Charge d’Affairs in Armenia, Mr Anthony
Godfrey. He fell a victim to the Armenian Genocide issue. It was
enough for the diplomat to publicly question the Armenian formulation
of the 1915 events.

His career acquired vague shapes. Under the pressure of the Armenian
lobby Godfrey’s appointment was protracted for a year and ended
in recall."

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress