RULING COALITION AND OPPOSITION MEMBERS HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS OF PRESENT ARMENIAN-US RELATIONS
ARMINFO News Agency
September 19, 2006 Tuesday
US-Armenian relations are at such a high level that Washington
has begun to give understanding to the inevitability of Armenia’s
deepening its cooperation with Iran, says the head of the Hay Dat
office and political issues of the ARFD Kiro Manoyan.
He says that Armenian-US relations are developing dynamically and
there are no negative tendencies therein. Manoyan points out the
importance of the Armenian lobby of the US. When after Sept 11 2001
Armenia was put into the though visa regime list, this problem was
solved within 48 hours. One more positive moment is the US annual
assistance to Nagorny Karabakh.
However, the leader of the Democratic Fatherland party Petros Makeyan
does not share Manoyan’s view. He says that the US supports and
develops relations only with the countries respecting democratic
rights and freedoms and Armenia is hardly one. The country’s
international image is plummeting and the de facto suspension of
the Millennium Challenge Program is a proof of worsening Armenian-US
relations. Makeyan says that Armenian-US relations are in crisis.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
