ACCORDING TO MARIE YOVANOVITCH’S ESTIMATION, THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE IN APPROACHES OF REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS IN FOREIGN POLICY

Noyan Tapan

Nov 5, 2008

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. In the context of election of the
new U.S. President it will be possible to speak about the change of
quality of Armenian-American relations in January when Barack Obama
assumes that post.

Marie Yovanovitch, the Ambassador of the U.S. to RA, stated at the
November 5 festive event in the Congress hotel of Yerevan on the
occasion of the end of presidential elections in her country. "However
I can say that in terms of foreign policy there are rather similarities
than differences in the approaches of Republicans and Democrats,"
the Ambassador mentioned.

M. Yovanovitch added that both Republicans and Democrats "assist with
establishment of democracy and implementation of economic reforms in
Armenia." Both political forces, as she affirmed it, are for peaceful
settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict within the framework of
OSCE Minsk Group. Both Republicans and Democrats are for normalization
of Armenian-Turkish relations and opening the border.

Touching upon the fact of B. Obama’s being elected President, the
Ambassador said that she is proud of her country. "When casting a
glance at the history of the United States we see that we had a civil
war, struggle against slavery, in some period even separate rooms were
intended for black people in some institutions. And today election
of an African-American candidate as President is evidence that the
United States managed to overcome these problems," M. Yovanovitch said.

Representatives of the Zharangutiun (Heritage) party, ARFD, Armenian
National Congress, and RA Foreign Ministry were present at the event.