JOHN ORDWAY: “ARMENIAN PEOPLE HAS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR BUILDING OF FREE,
INDEPENDENT AND ECONOMICALLY DEVELOPING COUNTRY”
YEREVAN, July 22 (Noyan Tapan). John Ordway, the Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the US to Armenia, who is
finishing his diplomatic mission in Armenia, had the last meeting with
representatives of Armenian mass media on July 22. In his opening
speech in Armenian he mentioned that in 3 years he had an opportunity
of being in all the regions of the Republic of Armenia, saw the beauty
of the country and the cultural values, got acquainted with many
interesting people. The Ambassador said that during his numerous
visits he was able to estimate the results of the American aid on the
spot and to get acquainted with the problems of people. According to
him, these 3 years were very efficient: “Jointly with the RA
government we tried to develop economy, establish supremacy of law and
form a civil society.” Ambassador Ordway mentioned that the US highly
estimates the assistance of the RA government in the issue of struggle
against terrorism. The US, in particular, wants the principles of
democracy to strengthen, poverty to reduce, economic reforms to go on
and investment field to improve in Armenia. According to him, security
and stability in the whole region should be strengthened. John Ordway
declared that the US will continue working with the co-chairmen of the
OSCE Minsk Group for the purpose of “fair and mutually admissible
solution” of the Artsakh problem. “Having the experience of these 3
years, I may say with confidence that the Armenian people has a great
potential for building of a free, independent, economically developed
and prospering country, being the US Ambassador to RA and having a
contribution to development of Armenian-American relations is an
honour for me,” the Ambassador declared. John Ordway expressed his
gratitude to Armenian journalists for efficient work and wished them
success.