JOHN EVANS: AMOUNTS OF NEW EMBASSY CORRESPOND TO GOALS PURSUED BY US WHILE COOPERATING WITH ARMENIA
YEREVAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. “The amounts of the new embassy
correspond to the goals pursued by us while cooperating with Armenian
people and government,” US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
to RA John Evans declared in his interview to the Yerkir web site,
answering the question, why the US Embassy in Armenia “is so large
for such a small country.” According to the ambassador, territory
for work of 400 Armenian and American embassy employees, including 6
infantrymen, was provided. “As I have already mentioned last week,
during the ceremony of embassy’s opening, those who can see this
beautiful new building only from outside should consider it as a
symbol of long-lasting relations between US government and Armenia,”
John Evans declared. “If we pay attention to the direction of the work
we implement, our far-reaching goals are development of free mobile
market economy in Armenia, encouragement of democracy and supremacy of
law, establishment of peace and stability in this important region,”
the ambassador declared.