U.S.’s encouragement for the upcoming elections
Newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern has discussed the upcoming elections during his meetings with Serzh Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan. Regional issues were also on the agenda.
"I congratulated their positive steps and efforts taken and made earlier this year. I expressed willingness to assist in all spheres of Armenia for elections that correspond to international standards," Ambassador Heffern told "A1+".
The Ambassador today participated in a roundtable discussion on "Family Violence". He recalled Zaruhi Petrosyan, who was beaten to death by her husband and called on making sure such incidents never happen again.
The Lighthouse Benevolent Fund has been established to defend women from violence. It provides shelter for pregnant women that have been subject to violence, as well as women with children.
There are many cases when women can't return to their father's home since they may be subject to violence there as well.
