RICE HOPES GUL’S VISIT TO ARMENIA TO UNDERLIE FUTURE COOPERATION

PanARMENIAN.Net
25.09.2008 13:51 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Currently in New York, Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan met with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to discuss
a wide scope of issues referring to the Armenia-U.S. relations
and regional developments, the RA leader’s press office told
PanARMENIAN.Net.

President Sargsyan thanked the U.S. government for the assistance
it renders to Armenia. In response, Ms. Rice noted the progress
in political reforms carried out in Armenia and said that it can
encourage further U.S. assistance.

Touching on the process of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement,
the Armenian leader reiterated Yerevan’s readiness to resolve the
problem through peaceful talks.

For her part, Secretary Rice said that peaceful resolution of the
conflict would facilitate regional peace and cooperation. We also
welcomed the Mr Sargsyan’s initiative to establish relations with
Turkey and voiced hope that Gul’s visit to Yerevan will underlie
future cooperation.