PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Azerbaijan will be starting 2019 with two new U.S. ambassadors following the Senate’s January 2 confirmation of Lynne Tracy and Earle Litzenberger to the postings - a vote taken following sustained Senate Foreign Relations Committee scrutiny of U.S. policy on the Armenian Genocide, Azerbaijan’s regional aggression and domestic crackdowns, and other key priorities, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
The Senate confirmation vote for Tracy and Litzenberger comes after bi-cameral praise for Armenia’s Parliamentary elections held December 9th, and a call by the Congressional Armenian Caucus leadership to Secretary of State Pompeo for the elevation of U.S.-Armenia strategic bilateral ties through the U.S.-Armenia Joint Economic Task Force.
The December 18 Armenian Caucus letter stressed that “support for a comprehensive democratic transition will secure needed progress in the economic realm, where we encourage you to prioritize a long overdue Tax Treaty, Social Security Agreement, expanding duty-free products, Debt-for-Forestation swaps, non-stop LAX to EVN flights, trade missions, and other related initiatives.”
Tracy’s ap...
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