PRESIDENT RECEIVES MS. RICE
Hayots Ashkhar Daily
26 Sep 2008
Armenia
With the purpose of participating in the 63rd session of the UN
General Assembly, President Serge Sargsyan, who is now visiting New
York, has received the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in his
residence. During the meeting, the parties discussed issues concerning
the Armenian-American relations and the regional developments.
S. Sargsyan expressed his gratitude to the US Government for the
assistance provided to Armenia. In response to that, the State
Secretary mentioned that Armenia is making a progress in its political
reforms, and this establishes good grounds for ensuring the on-going
nature of the assistance.
The parties touched upon the Karabakh settlement process
continuing within the frameworks of the OSCE Minsk Group. Serge
Sargsyan reiterated Armenia’s willingness to settle the Karabakh
conflict peacefully, through negotiations and mutual concessions and
underscored that such resolution of the conflict would contribute to
the establishment of peace and cooperation in the region.
The Secretary of State expressed gratitude to the Armenian President
for his initiative towards regulating the relationship with Turkey
and expressed hope that the Turkish President’s visit to Armenia and
the recent Armenian-Turkish meetings are establishing a good basis
for future cooperation.