
Armenia
US lobbying firm that cut ties with Turkey amid pressure hired by Armenia
Armenia will pay the company $50,000 a month to advocate on the country’s behalf in the US Congress.
Armenia will pay the company $50,000 a month to advocate on the country’s behalf in the US Congress.
Former Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister Artak Beglaryan urged the US Congress to take more action against Azerbaijan.
Some have claimed that President Donald Trump bowed to Turkish pressure in his decision to reverse Biden-era policy.
The EXIM Bank previously had similar deals with the Azerbaijani airline Silk Way.
The move came despite the US having trade surpluses with all three countries.
Narek Mkrtchyan, also the head of foreign relations for the ruling Civil Contract Party, previously attended one of Trump’s inauguration events.
The statement came in an interview with the state-controlled Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.