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Armenia to host US congressional delegation

panorama.am09/18th/2019, 10:00

Armenia to host US congressional delegation

A delegation of the US Congress, including both Republican and Democrat congressmen, are set to pay a one-week visit to Armenia on 1 October to discuss practical plans for cooperation with the Armenian government, the Voice of America’s Armenian service reported, citing Congresswoman Jackie Kanchelian Speier.

“I am sure we will be proud to witness the new reality of Armenia. Democracy has become tangible in Armenia when it declines worldwide. Armenia is a bright spot in this gray picture, and it’s the duty of us all to keep that light on,” she was quoted as saying at a gala of the Armenian Assembly of America.

According to her, as the most powerful democratic country in the world the United States should support Armenia in establishing democracy. The congresswoman hailed the 2018 Velvet Revolution as an unprecedented event not only for Armenia but for the whole world.

Speier believes Armenia is facing three major challenges now – developing the economy, strengtheni...

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