U.S. Ambassador John Heffern on Thursday expressed concern at criminal proceedings launched against Vartan Oskanian and the Civilitas Foundation before visiting the think-tank, founded by the former Armenian foreign minister, together with Yerevan-based European diplomats.
"The timing of it is troubling. The fact that this would happen at this time in the political calendar is troubling," Heffern told RFE/RL's Armenian service, referring to the money laundering case brought by Armenia's National Security Service (NSS).
"The Civilitas is a very important partner for us, and we think it's really important for Armenia politically and for the media," he said. "So we are very interested in the case and we are following it very carefully."
Armenian News
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