Friday, August 6, 2010

AAA Interns visit US Embassy in Armenia for a meeting with the Ambassador


On August 4, the Armenian Assembly of America’s Summer Internship Program in Armenia ’s 2010 group had a special meeting with the United States’ Ambassador to Armenia Marie L. Yovanovitch.

The meeting was held at the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan in a very warm and friendly atmosphere.

The interns had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers on major political, economic and social issues, such as: the Turkish-Armenian border opening, the protocols, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the current economic situation in Armenia, U.S.-Armenian partnership, State Secretary Hilary Clinton’s visit to the region at the beginning of July, the Armenian Genocide, as well as the latest UN court decision on the independence of Kosovo and the possible influence of this judgement on the current status of NKR.

At the end of the discussion after Q&A session the interns got a clearer understanding of the US policy, current political events and the U.S.-Armenian relations.

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