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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