Return of the killed airmen remains was a step worth of respect, U.S.
Ambassador stated
Saturday 29 November 2014 10:03
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U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern
Yerevan /Mediamax/. U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern said that
Armenia was able to return the remains of the 3 killed airmen, which
is a “respectful step”.
While answering the questions of Mediamax and News.am, U.S. Ambassador
stated that they have followed the developments around the dawned
helicopter very carefully, having a continuous consulting with
Washington.
“What impressed me the most from my meeting with the Armenian Minister
of Defense was the fact that he was focused on retrieval of the
remains of the three killed airmen. And that’s exactly what he was
able to do. I have a great respect for him for his focus on that, and
for his ability to get that done”, John Heffern noted.
The ambassador told that 3 days after the dawning of the helicopter
Armenian Defense Minister asked the Co-chairs to urge Azerbaijan to
assist with the retrieval of the remains.
“I’ve talked on the phone to [U.S. Co-Chair] James Warlick, later we
have talked to his French and Russian counterparts. And, probably the
next day the co-chairs issued a statement. I was pleased that we were
able to do the specific thing that the Minister had asked us to do. I
don’t know whether the co-chairs have helped with that. But we were
able to do what Mr. Ohanyan asked us to do”,- concluded Heffern.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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