Ordway's farewell speach

US Ambassador John Ordway has made his farewell speech in Yerevan, at the end of his 3 year term. He has learnt Armenian (though to what degree is not mentioned).

Daily Azg says "Only bad roads made ambassador's stay in Armenia uncomfortable."

Arminfo reports that Ordway thanked Armenia for help in its "War on Terrorism".

Bilateral military cooperation has also been developing successfully during his tenure as a US ambassador to Armenia, he said, citing US military assistance to Armenia, Armenia's corporation with the state of Kansas in the area of civil defence, Armenian peacekeepers' participation in Kosovo operations and Armenia's successful cooperation with NATO. "As a member of NATO we can only welcome that. In the future, Armenian peacekeepers' participation in the Iraq mission cannot be ruled out," Ordway said.

It also reports that Ordway denied working against Iran while the US Ambassador. "However, I did
not perform any anti-Iranian task in Armenia during my tenure," John
Ordway said.

Posted by Matt on July 23, 2004 | TrackBack | Email to a friend