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    SECRETARY CLINTON TO TRAVEL TO DENMARK, NORWAY, SWEDEN, ARMENIA, GEORGIA, AZERBAIJAN AND TURKEY

    Press Statement
    Victoria Nuland
    Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson
    Washington, DC

    May 25, 2012

    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Denmark,
    Norway, Sweden, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey from May
    31-June 7. In Copenhagen, Denmark, Secretary Clinton will hold
    bilateral meetings with senior Danish officials. She will also
    participate in the kick-off event for Green Partnerships for Growth,
    a bilateral initiative to promote green technology through public
    and private sector partnerships.

    On June 1, Secretary Clinton will travel to Oslo, Norway, where she
    will meet with senior Norwegian officials and give keynote remarks at
    a global health conference hosted by the Norwegian government titled,
    "A World in Transition - Charting a New Path in Global Health." On
    June 2, the Secretary will be in Tromso, north of the Arctic Circle
    and home of the Arctic Council Permanent Secretariat, for discussions
    of U.S.-Norwegian cooperation in the Arctic, including on climate
    change and the sustainable development of untapped resources.

    On June 3, Secretary Clinton will travel to Stockholm, Sweden, for
    meetings with senior Swedish officials to discuss a range of issues,
    including green energy, Internet freedom, Afghanistan and the Middle
    East. In Stockholm she will also participate in a Climate and Clean
    Air Coalition event on short-lived climate pollutants.

    The Secretary will travel to the Caucasus from June 4 to 7. In
    all these countries, she will discuss important issues of regional
    security, democracy, economic development and counterterrorism.

    In Armenia on June 4, the Secretary will meet with President Sargsian
    and other senior Armenian officials. She will also meet with Armenian
    civil society leaders.

    On June 5, the Secretary will open the U.S.-Georgia Strategic
    Partnership Commission plenary session in Batumi, Georgia. She will
    meet also with President Saakashvili and hold discussions with a
    broad range of political actors and civil society representatives.

    The Secretary will travel on June 6 to Azerbaijan to meet with
    President Aliyev as well as Azerbaijani civil society leaders.

    On June 7, the Secretary will co-chair the Global Counterterrorism
    Forum Ministerial in Istanbul, Turkey and consult with senior Turkish
    officials on a range of foreign policy challenges, including Syria
    and Iran.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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