MEETING BETWEEN RA PRIME MINISTER AND U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE TO TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 23

Noyan Tapan
Oct 23, 2007

WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Serge Sargsian, The Prime
Minister Of The Republic Of Armenia, And The Official Delegation
Headed By Him Took Part In The Session Of The Annual Conference Of
The World Bank And The International Monetary Fund On October 22.

Afterwards, Serge Sargsian Met With Karo Armenian, A Member Of The
ARF Dashnaktsutiun Bureau, And In Addition To The Issues Of Mutual
Interest Discussed During Their Meeting, They Also Touched Upon The
Activities Of The American-Armenian Organizations.

On October 22 The RA Prime Minister Met With Senator Harry Reid,
The Senate Majority Leader, And Democratic Senator Richard Durbin,
In The Capitol.

During The Meeting The Parties Recorded The High Level Of The
Armenian-American Relations, As Well As Discussed The Main Directions
Of Their Further Development. Harry Reid Introduced The Discussion
Process Of The Resolution On The Recognition Of The Armenian Genocide
In U.S. Congress And The Position Of The Legislative Body Of The
United States Of America With Regard To That Issue To The RA Prime
Minister. Serge Sargsian Expressed Thankfulness To U.S. Congress For
The Assistance Shown To Armenia Since The Latter Became Independent,
As Well As For A Permanent Attention Towards The Problems Of Armenia
On Behalf Of The Authorities Of Armenia And Armenian People. Regional
Security Issues Were Also Discussed During The Meeting.

At The End Of The Day The RA Prime Minister Had An Interview With A
correspondent of the "Associated Press" news agency, in which he, in
particular, touched upon the Armenian-American cooperation concerning
political, economic, and security issues, presented the current state
of the peaceful settlement process of the Nagorno Karabakh problem,
as well as the relations of Armenia with neighbor states, and spoke
about issues concerning the regional security and the participation
of the Republic of Armenia in the anti-terrorist coalition.

According to the information provided to Noyan Tapan by the Information
and Public Relations Department of the RA Government, the RA Prime
Minister will have a private conversation with Condoleezza Rice, the
Secretary of State of the United States of America, in the U.S. State
Department and will take part in the sitting of the Armenian-American
working group on October 23, that is on the last day of his visit to
the United States of America. RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsian will
leave for Paris after participating in the reception organized in
the RA Embassy in Washington.