YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, ARMENPRESS: The US Embassy in Armenia said three staff members from the United States House of Representatives International Relations Committee are arriving today in Armenia for a three-day visit. The delegation members are visiting Armenia to review plans for the country’s pending development compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). In addition to meetings regarding the Millennium Challenge Account process, the delegation will discuss the full range of political and economic development issues in Armenia and the region with high-level government officials, NGOs, political leaders and diplomats.
The delegation, whose members have already been to Georgia for a similar visit and who will visit Ghana and Benin following Armenia, includes staffers Matthew McLean, Samuel Stratman, and Paul Oostburg-Sanz. These un-elected staff members advise the Congressmen who serve on the House International Relations Committee, which is the standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives that is in charge of legislation related to the foreign affairs of the United States. During their visit to Armenia, the delegation members will meet with Millennium Challenge-Armenia representatives and will visit project-sites throughout Armenia that may receive assistance if Armenia’s MCC proposal is accepted.
The delegation will also meet with various NGOs and donor community representatives, as well as with Armenian officials, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Agriculture Davit Lokyan, National Assembly Speaker Artur Baghdassaryan, Presidential Senior Advisor Armen Gevorkyan, Minister of Regional Administration and Infrastructure Hovik Abrahamyan, and Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy Khachatryan.
The U.S. Government continues to implement a development assistance program in Armenia that is aimed at strengthening democracy and civil society, promoting broad-based economic growth, and fostering regional stability. To date, the U.S. Government has provided over 1.6 billion dollars to help the people of Armenia.
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