US embassy cable - 05YEREVAN2033

UNCLAS YEREVAN 002033 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPT FOR EUR/CACEN, EUR/ACE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, AM 
SUBJECT:  LETTER FROM PRIME MINISTER ANDRANIK 
MARGARYAN TO THE MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 
 
 
Sensitive But Unclassified.  Please protect 
accordingly. 
 
1. (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the 
Republic of Armenia transmitted, via diplomatic note 
No. 8/13455 dated November 17, 2005, a letter from 
Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan to John Hewko, 
Vice President of the Country Programs of the 
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), expressing 
gratitude to the MCC for the efforts in providing 
assessment of the proposal presented by the 
Government of Armenia and drafting the compact. 
 
2. (SBU) The text of the letter follows (original in 
English).  Begin text: 
 
Yerevan, November 14, 2005 
 
Dear Mr. Hewko, 
 
I want to express our gratitude to the Millennium 
Challenge Corporation for the efforts in providing 
assessment of the Proposal presented by the 
Government of Armenia and drafting the compact. 
 
Please, be informed that on November 14, 2005, the 
Board of Trustees of the Millennium Challenge 
Account-Armenia held a meeting to discuss the draft 
compact prior to its submission to the MCC 
Investment Committee.  The Board of Trustees 
approved the draft of the Millennium Challenge 
Compact between The United States of America Acting 
through The Millennium Challenge Corporation and the 
Government of the Republic of Armenia. 
 
I would like to once more thank you for the interest 
to the Proposal of the Government of Armenia and all 
the efforts made during the Due Diligence Stage. 
 
 
Sincerely yours, 
     /s/ 
Andranik Margaryan 
 
End Text. 
GODFREY