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US AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA MARY JOVANOVICH VISITS SYUNIK
ARMENPRESS
July 20, 2010
KAPAN
US Ambassador to Armenia Mary Jovanovich was on a working visit to
Syunik from July 19 to 20. This was the Ambassador's second visit
to the province of Syunik. During her last year's visit the US
Ambassador did not visit the region of Meghri, but this time her
tour began from Meghri. At the end of her visit Mary Jovanovich
met with journalists. 'I visited the border check point of Meghri,
got acquainted with the works, we carried out in the direction of
the strengthening of border security in the border line between Iran
and Armenia.
We granted 400 thousand-USD-equipments and I wanted to see the way the
equipments are being used,' Mary Jovanovich said. Before returning the
Ambassador met with the mayors of Agarak and Meghri and got acquainted
with the social-economic condition of the communities. The same day
Mary Jovanovich returned to Kapan and met with representatives of
nature-preserving NGO's at the American Corner of Kapan. She also
met with representatives of other local NGO's at the Civil Society
Development Center of Syunik and spoke on the current issues of nature
protection and legal protection.
On the second day of her tour to Syunik the Ambassador visited
the 'Dino Gold Mining Company' CJSC, met with the Mayor of Kapan,
talked to the volunteers of 'Peace Corps' at the American Corner of
Kapan. In answer to the question whether the US Ambassador noticed
any advancement in the province or not, Mary Jovanovich answered that
she could have noticed any advancement within that short period, but
in the result of the meetings she made clear that some advancement
was registered.
From: A. Papazian
ARMENPRESS
July 20, 2010
KAPAN
US Ambassador to Armenia Mary Jovanovich was on a working visit to
Syunik from July 19 to 20. This was the Ambassador's second visit
to the province of Syunik. During her last year's visit the US
Ambassador did not visit the region of Meghri, but this time her
tour began from Meghri. At the end of her visit Mary Jovanovich
met with journalists. 'I visited the border check point of Meghri,
got acquainted with the works, we carried out in the direction of
the strengthening of border security in the border line between Iran
and Armenia.
We granted 400 thousand-USD-equipments and I wanted to see the way the
equipments are being used,' Mary Jovanovich said. Before returning the
Ambassador met with the mayors of Agarak and Meghri and got acquainted
with the social-economic condition of the communities. The same day
Mary Jovanovich returned to Kapan and met with representatives of
nature-preserving NGO's at the American Corner of Kapan. She also
met with representatives of other local NGO's at the Civil Society
Development Center of Syunik and spoke on the current issues of nature
protection and legal protection.
On the second day of her tour to Syunik the Ambassador visited
the 'Dino Gold Mining Company' CJSC, met with the Mayor of Kapan,
talked to the volunteers of 'Peace Corps' at the American Corner of
Kapan. In answer to the question whether the US Ambassador noticed
any advancement in the province or not, Mary Jovanovich answered that
she could have noticed any advancement within that short period, but
in the result of the meetings she made clear that some advancement
was registered.
From: A. Papazian