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  • U.S. Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on Armenia

    234 Ford House Office Building
    Washington, D.C. 20515-6460
    Hon. Alcee L. Hastings, Chairman
    Hon. Benjamin L. Cardin, Co-Chairman

    For Immediate Release
    www.csce.gov
    Media Contact: Lale Mamaux
    202.225.1901

    April 11, 2008

    U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION TO HOLD HEARING ON ARMENIA


    (Washington, D.C.) Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), Chairman of
    the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki
    Commission) and Co-Chairman Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), will
    hold a hearing entitled, `Armenia after the Election,' on Thursday,
    April 17 at 2:00 p.m. in room B-318 of the Rayburn House Office
    Building.

    Since the February 19 presidential election, Armenia has experienced
    its most serious political crisis in over a decade. The March 1
    confrontation between the authorities and supporters of the opposition
    resulted in at least eight fatalities and the imposition of a state of
    emergency, causing serious damage to Armenia's reputation. Although
    Prime Minister Serzh Sarkissian has been elected President, some
    opposition leaders refuse to recognize the outcome and government
    opposition relations remain tense. The state of emergency has been
    lifted but restrictions on freedom of assembly continue in effect.

    The hearing will focus on the ramifications of these developments for
    Armenia and the United States, especially the ongoing Organization for
    Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) negotiations on
    Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia s qualifications for assistance from the
    Millennium Challenge Account.

    Testifying before the Commission will be:

    Mr. Matthew Bryza, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European
    and Eurasian Affairs

    Mr. Vigen Sargsian, Assistant to the President of the Republic of Armenia

    Mr. Arman Grigorian, Spokesman for former President Levon Ter-Petrossian


    The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as
    the Helsinki Commission, is a U.S. Government agency that monitors
    progress in the implementation of the provisions of the 1975 Helsinki
    Accords. The Commission consists of nine members from the United
    States Senate, nine from the House of Representatives, and one member
    each from the Departments of State, Defense and Commerce.

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    http://www.csce.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Conten tRecords.ViewDetail&ContentRecord_id=654&C ontentType=P&ContentRecordType=P
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