Yovanovtich Says US Interests in Azerbaijan Prompted Budget Disparity' June 9, 2009
US Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch told a press conference Tuesday that the reason for the disparity in the 2010 foreign aid budget between Armenia and Azerbaijan is because the US has certain interests in the Caspian Basin. Yovanovitch, who was speaking alongside visiting US Assistant Secretary of State Phillip Gordon, explained that those interests included the fight against drug trafficking and terrorism.
