MARIE YOVANOVITCH SAYS BY OBAMA’S VICTORY IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS U.S. FOREIGN POLICY WILL BE CONTINUATIVE

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS:U.S. ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch said today that by the victory of Barack Obama in presidential elections in USA, the country’s foreign policy and the approaches adopted towards Armenia will be continuative. “In the foreign policy issue of the country there are more similarities in the approaches of republicans and democrats, then differences. Both democrats and republicans support and assist the development of democracy in Armenia, economic reforms. Representatives of the two forces support the regulation of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict within the frameworks of the OSCE Minsk Group. The two forces also support the reconciliation between Armenia and Turkey so that borders open, diplomatic relations be established, people have opportunity of everyday contacts,” M. Yovanovitch said. In connection with the change of U.S. policy in Armenian genocide issue, the ambassador said that it is necessary to wait and see what the new president and his team will do. The new president will assume his office in January. “We are pleased with Armenian-American relations, currently they are on a high institutional level. We hope that together with new administration we will try to strengthen, develop relations,” Armenian deputy foreign minister Arman Kirakosian said.