ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER SERGE SARKISIAN’S VISIT TO WASHINGTON COULD CAUSE FURTHER TENSIONS OF THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE USA AND TURKEY

ArmInfo, Armenia
Oct 15 2007

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Serge Sarkisian’s visit to Washington
could cause further tensions of the relations between the USA and
Turkey, after a congressional committee roiled relations with Turkey
by approving a resolution labeling as genocide the World War I-era
killings of Armenians by Turks, the British International Herald
Tribune says.

But the visit of the prime minister, that will take place next
Wednesday, was scheduled months ago, long before the congressional
committee scheduled its vote, according to the Armenian Embassy in
Washington. Sarkisian is expected to discuss economic cooperation and
security issues in two days of talks with senior officials including
Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and
Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Sarkisian plans to be in California
Oct. 19-23 for meetings with Armenian-American groups.