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US AMBASSADOR TO AZERBAIJAN ENDS HER VISIT TO NAKHCHIVAN AR
AR. /APA/
[ 07 Nov 2007 19:21 ]
US ambassador to Azerbaijan Ann Derse visited Nakhchivan AR Central
Library named after Ordubadi, APA's Nakhchivan bureau reports.
Ambassador participated in the opening of Regional Library-Information
Center along with Nakhchivan AR Culture and Tourism Minister Sarvan
Ibrahimov. US Embassy presented 20 thousand books to Regional
Library-Information Center.
Following this, Ann Derse met with NGOs and Party representatives
functioning in AR. Closed meeting lasted an hour. Ms. Derse briefed
journalists at the end of her visit. US ambassador expressed her
satisfaction with her first visit to Nakhchivan.
"I wondered at historical monuments of Nakhchivan, especially Momina
Khatun tomb. My visit aimed at being informed about Nakhchivan,
getting acquainted with the situation here," she said.
Ann Derse said that her visit had nothing common with exhibition held
in Harvard University of US on the theme of "Armenian monuments in
Nakhchivan" conducted by Armenian professors.
"I promise that I will visit Nakhchivan again," she said.
The ambassador mentioned that Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry and
Azerbaijani Embassy in US expressed their protest on the above-said
exhibition.
"I understand anxiety of Nakhchivan population. But I can recommend
that the only way out of this situation is to bring just facts into
agenda," she said.
Ann Derse also touched upon presidential elections to be held in 2008.
"These elections are very useful opportunity in transitional period of
Azerbaijan to democracy. Strong Azerbaijan is a good partner of US,"
she said.
US ambassador ended her visit to Nakhchivan AR.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
AR. /APA/
[ 07 Nov 2007 19:21 ]
US ambassador to Azerbaijan Ann Derse visited Nakhchivan AR Central
Library named after Ordubadi, APA's Nakhchivan bureau reports.
Ambassador participated in the opening of Regional Library-Information
Center along with Nakhchivan AR Culture and Tourism Minister Sarvan
Ibrahimov. US Embassy presented 20 thousand books to Regional
Library-Information Center.
Following this, Ann Derse met with NGOs and Party representatives
functioning in AR. Closed meeting lasted an hour. Ms. Derse briefed
journalists at the end of her visit. US ambassador expressed her
satisfaction with her first visit to Nakhchivan.
"I wondered at historical monuments of Nakhchivan, especially Momina
Khatun tomb. My visit aimed at being informed about Nakhchivan,
getting acquainted with the situation here," she said.
Ann Derse said that her visit had nothing common with exhibition held
in Harvard University of US on the theme of "Armenian monuments in
Nakhchivan" conducted by Armenian professors.
"I promise that I will visit Nakhchivan again," she said.
The ambassador mentioned that Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry and
Azerbaijani Embassy in US expressed their protest on the above-said
exhibition.
"I understand anxiety of Nakhchivan population. But I can recommend
that the only way out of this situation is to bring just facts into
agenda," she said.
Ann Derse also touched upon presidential elections to be held in 2008.
"These elections are very useful opportunity in transitional period of
Azerbaijan to democracy. Strong Azerbaijan is a good partner of US,"
she said.
US ambassador ended her visit to Nakhchivan AR.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress