US IMPOSES SANCTION ON ARMENIA

Azeri Press Agency
March 13 2008
Azerbaijan

Washington – APA. The U.S. Government has stopped the implementation
of a number of programs on assistance for Armenia, US Secretary of
State Condoleezza Rice said in the hearings in the House Committee
on Financial Services, APA reports.

The Secretary of State said the decision was connected with the state
of emergency in Armenia.

"State of emergency in Armenia made us stop the implementation of a
number of programs. We cannot realize the planned activities in the
state of emergency," she said.

Condoleezza Rice mentioned that assistance was also offered to Armenia
under the Millennium Challenge Account and warned against stopping
the implementation of the program.

The Secretary of State said they were working hard with Armenia to
rescind the state of emergency.

The US offers assistance to 25 countries under the Millennium Challenge
Account. $5.7mln. out of $236.5mln. assistance has already been given
to Armenia. The five-year program was launched in September, 2006.