U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release READOUT September 15, 2022 Secretary Blinken’s Call with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosted Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov for the first direct talks since ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 20 September, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release READOUT September 15, 2022 Secretary Blinken’s Call with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Secretary Blinken conveyed our condolences for the loss of life ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 16 September, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Office of the Spokesperson The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke overnight with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to convey our deep concern over the military actions along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, including reports of shelling in Armenia. The Secretary stressed the need for disengagement of military forces ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 13 September, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN September 12, 2022 Calling for the Immediate Cessation of Hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan The United States is deeply concerned about reports of attacks along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, including reported strikes against settlements and civilian infrastructure inside Armenia. ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 13 September, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Secretary Blinken assured Prime Minister Pashinyan that the United States is watching the situation in and around Nagorno-Karabakh closely. He urged direct dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan to resolve issues related to, or resulting from, ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 6 August, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
PRESS STATEMENT NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON AUGUST 3, 2022 The United States is deeply concerned by and closely following reports of intensive fighting around Nagorno-Karabakh, including casualties and the loss of life. We urge immediate steps to reduce tensions and avoid further escalation. The recent increase in tensions underscores the need for a negotiated, comprehensive, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 4 August, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
YEREVAN – The U.S. Embassy to Armenia welcomes Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried to Yerevan. During her visit on June 18, Assistant Secretary Donfried will meet with government officials, including Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Assistant Secretary Donfried will discuss U.S. support for the diplomatic efforts between Armenia and Azerbaijan ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 18 June, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release MEDIA NOTE June 10, 2022 Assistant Secretary Donfried’s Travel to Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Dr. Karen Donfried will travel to Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia June 14 to 19 to emphasize the U.S. commitment to ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 11 June, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Kara C. McDonald, will travel to Armenia June 8-9 for meetings with government officials, and democracy, free speech, and human rights advocatess. The United States is committed to working with Armenia to strengthen our bilateral partnership based on shared democratic values, including respect ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 8 June, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release READOUT May 24, 2022 Secretary Blinken’s Call with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Secretary and the Prime Minister discussed the positive momentum ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 25 May, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Yerevan, Armenia – The U.S. Embassy to Armenia is pleased to welcome Major General David Weishaar on his first visit to Yerevan since he was appointed The Adjutant General (TAG) of the State of Kansas. Major General Weishaar, along with other leaders from the Kansas National Guard, will meet with senior officials from the Ministry ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 25 May, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Yerevan, Armenia – The U.S. Embassy to Armenia is pleased to welcome Major General David Weishaar on his first visit to Yerevan since he was appointed The Adjutant General (TAG) of the State of Kansas. Major General Weishaar, along with other leaders from the Kansas National Guard, will meet with senior officials from the Ministry ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 3 May, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
REMARKS ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ROOM WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 2, 2022 SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It is a great pleasure to welcome the foreign minister from Armenia here to the State Department, to the United States. Ararat, it’s very good to be with you today, to be with your entire ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 3 May, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
U.S. Department of State OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON MAY 2, 2022 Today, the United States and Armenia signed a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation (NCMOU), enabling us to deepen our strategic cooperation following on the gains made in connection with the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue. This MOU improves our cooperation on energy security ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 3 May, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
U.S. Department of State OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON MAY 2, 2022 The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan in Washington, D.C. to launch the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue. The Secretary committed to further strengthening bilateral relations in line with ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 3 May, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
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OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON APRIL 5, 2022 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today. The Secretary condemned the Kremlin’s heinous war crimes in Ukraine and highlighted the continued commitment of the U.S. and its partners to hold the Russian Federation and its enablers ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 6 April, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release READOUT March 14, 2022 Secretary Blinken’s Call with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary Antony J. Blinken spoke with Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today. The Secretary underscored the continuing importance of the U.S. – Armenia bilateral ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 15 March, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
On behalf of the United States of America, I send best wishes to the people of Armenia as you celebrate the 30th anniversary of your independence. In the three decades since Armenia rejected oppressive communist rule and declared independence from the Soviet Union, the United States and Armenia have developed a strong partnership based on ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 21 September, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JULY 14, 2021 Secretary Antony J. Blinken spoke yesterday with Armenian acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia. The Secretary offered hearty congratulations to the people of Armenia following the June 20 elections, in which the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights found that voters’ fundamental rights and freedoms ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 15 July, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
The United States welcomes the July 3 release by Azerbaijan of 15 Armenian detainees and their return to Armenia. We also welcome Armenia’s decision to share information with Azerbaijan that will facilitate humanitarian demining. These actions follow Azerbaijan’s June 12 release of Armenian detainees and Armenia’s decision to provide Azerbaijan information to facilitate humanitarian demining. ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 6 July, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY NED PRICE, SPOKESPERSON June 21, 2021 Armenia’s Parliamentary Elections The United States congratulates the people of Armenia on their June 20 parliamentary elections. We welcome the overall positive assessment by the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission. We are pleased that ODIHR’s preliminary conclusions noted voters’ human rights ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 22 June, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
As the people of Armenia head to the polls to elect a new parliament this Sunday, we in the international community encourage all participants to ensure that the high overall standard set in the previous elections of 2018 is met or exceeded. Towards this end, we have continued to provide technical support to the Central ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 18 June, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN June 12, 2021 United States Welcomes Actions by Armenia and Azerbaijan The United States welcomes the release by Azerbaijan of 15 Armenian detainees and their return to their families in Armenia. We also welcome Armenia’s decision to provide ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 12 June, 2021 | Topics: Exclude, Exclude All, News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip T. Reeker will travel to Tbilisi, Georgia; Baku, Azerbaijan; and Yerevan, Armenia June 6-13 to advance bilateral and regional priorities and to express U.S. support for democratic and economic development across the region. Acting Assistant Secretary Reeker will meet in Georgia with government, opposition, and civil ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 5 June, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
READOUT OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON MARCH 5, 2021 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today. Secretary Blinken and Prime Minister Pashinyan emphasized the importance of the U.S.-Armenia bilateral partnership. The Secretary stressed the significance of respect for the rule of ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 6 March, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
U.S. Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy met with the President of Armenia Armen Sargsyan on November 19 to discuss the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and the current political situation in Armenia. The Ambassador stressed the importance of democratic norms and values, condemned political violence, and encouraged all stakeholders to abide by the rule of law. The Ambassador emphasized that the United States ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 21 November, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Exclude, Exclude All, News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Today, Tuesday, November 3, 2020, U.S. citizens 18 years and older not only cast their votes for the office of the President of the United States, but they are voting for representatives for the U.S. Congress, as well as state and local officials. All 435 seats of the House of Representatives and 30 of the ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 3 November, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Armenian Independence Day September 21, 2020 On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Armenia as you celebrate Independence Day, in commemoration of your declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. The United States is committed to continuing to build our bilateral partnership as we strengthen the ties between our ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 21 September, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC September 20, 2018 On behalf of the government of the United States, it is my pleasure to congratulate the people of Armenia on the 27th anniversary of your historic vote to reclaim and restore your national independence. This year is especially important because it also ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 21 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Department of State, Secretary of State, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
