U.S. Senator ‘Impressed’ With Armenian Reforms

By Nane Atshemian

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Chuck Hagel, a Republican from Nebraska, {said:} [...]

“I have been very impressed with the democratic reforms that have taken place in Armenia, the economic development, the rate of economic growth, the prosperity that’s developing,” [...] “I think it’s very good news for Armenia and the region.”

[...]“I have seen and heard about the significant progress made in Armenia since 1998,” he said. “It’s important for Armenia to continue democratic reforms that always anchor democracy, enhance freedom and therefore enhance growth and development.”
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Norm Coleman, another Republican senator, told RFE/RL in Yerevan on Tuesday that Washington is trying to foster democratic elections in Armenia through an “aggressive” support for economic reforms. He argued that economic development will create a “better atmosphere for a free and democratic process.”

[...] on the transfer of Russian military hardware from Georgia to Armenia which has prompted protests from Azerbaijan. “This is an issue between the governments of Russia and Armenia,” he said. “I have always believed that sovereign nations not only must act but will act in their own self-interests.”

But it is really unbelivable what he is saying below! What does he think the US is doing all around the world?

But Hagel went on to indicate that the U.S. government, which pushed for the closure of Russian military bases in Georgia, has serious misgivings about continued Russian military presence in Armenia. “I think it has always been the policy of the United States -- and I think it’s good policy -- that military presence of other nations in sovereign nations isn’t helpful in the regions of the world that we are trying to bring peace and prosperity and settle very serious conflicts like Nagorno-Karabakh,” he said.

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