WASHINGTON, DC \u2014 Lilit Makunts, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United States, held a discussion-meeting with more than a dozen members of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, in the Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n
Ambassador Makunts expressed her gratitude to the Members of Congress for their constant support to Armenia, the issues of concern to Armenian people, and for the adoption of pro-Armenian resolutions in Congress, in particular, the adoption of resolutions on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide and condemnation of the aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan against the people of Artsakh.<\/p>\n
Ambassador Makunts briefed Members of Congress on the democratic reform program implemented by the Armenian Government, agenda of the Armenian-American relations and current regional security issues. In that context, she emphasized the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship.<\/p>\n
Ambassador Makunts presented the challenges followed by the 44-day war and the humanitarian crisis, emphasizing the need for the unconditional repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war and captured civilians held in Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n
During the meeting Ambassador Makunts answered the questions raised by the Members of Congress.<\/p>\n
Ambassador Makunts also met with met with Assistant to the Speaker of the House Representatives, Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D \u2013 Massachusetts). Katherine Clark is a member of the House Appropriations Committee, one of the most important committees.<\/p>\n
Ambassador thanked Congresswoman for her continuous support to the issues concerning Armenia and Artsakh. In her turn, Congressman Clark highly assessed the role of Armenian-Americans in strengthening bilateral relations.<\/p>\n
Ambassador presented the situation in Armenia due to COVID-19 and briefed about the preventive steps implemented by the Government of Armenia.<\/p>\n
During the meeting interlocutors discussed issues aimed at further deepening of Armenian-American inter-parliamentary cooperation. In this regard Congresswoman Clark expressed readiness to make efforts towards promoting the cooperation between the legislative bodies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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