Friday, June 10 2022 16:38

ArmInfo.During her visit to Yerevan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Kara C. McDonald met with government  officials, as well as defenders of democracy, freedom of speech, and  human rights.

"In the context of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of  diplomatic relations between our two countries, Kara C. McDonald  emphasized the US commitment to helping the Armenian people build a  future based on shared democratic values," the US Embassy said in a  statement.  

At the same time, the diplomatic mission published photos from the  meetings of Kara C. McDonald in Yerevan, from which it is clear that  she held a meeting at the Ministry of Justice, at the RA MFA, met  with a number of political forces of the RA with a pro-Western  orientation (Aram Sargsyan, Mane Tandilyan, Tigran Khzmalyan, Levon  Zurabyan ), as well as with representatives of civil society.  It  should be noted that the previous eveningaccording to the opposition  bloc "Armenia", the representative of the US State Department,  met  with representatives of the "I have honor" and "Armenia" factions.  Aram Vardevanyan, Anna Grigoryan, Gegham Manukyan and Taguhi  Tovmasyan took part in the meeting.  

It is noteworthy that, according to the same US Embassy in Armenia, a  reception dedicated to "Pride Month" was held yesterday in Yerevan  (Pride Month is celebrated by the global LGBT community in June,  which is considered the month of pride for sexual minorities, ed.  note). 

According to the US diplomatic representation, US Ambassador to  Armenia Lynne Tracy, Kara C. McDonald took part in the ceremony.   According to the photos from the event, the reception was also  attended by head of  EU Delegation to the Republic of Armenia Andrea  Wiktorin, Ambassador of France to the Republic of Armenia Anne  Louyot, Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and  Northern Ireland John Patrick Gallagher, Ambassador of the Kingdom of  the Netherlands Nico Schermers.