The speaker of the House of Representatives is the highest-ranking official of the US government to visit Yerevan
The speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi arrived in Armenia today for a visit that was announced the previous day, while the country is facing violent clashes on its border with Azerbaijan.
Pelosi, who is the highest-ranking US official to visit the Yerevan after the independence of this small Caucasian country in 1991, in a statement she called her visit “a strong symbol of the steadfast commitment of the United States to a peaceful, prosperous and democratic Armenia and to a stable and secure Caucasus region.”
This three-day visit “will play a big role in guaranteeing our security,” said the speaker of the Armenian parliament. Allen Simonian to reporters before her arrival.
The visit of the American official takes place while the region, of strategic importance mainly because the Caspian hydrocarbons are transported through it, is facing friction between the influence of Turkey, which supports Azerbaijan, and that of Russia, which is theoretically a guarantor of Armenia’s security. where it has a military base, but is very busy in Ukraine.
Westerners are present in the peace process within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group.
More than 200 people have been killed in recent fighting between Armenian and Azeri troops, which the two sides blame each other for. These conflicts broke out on Tuesday and ended with international mediation on Thursday night.
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