PM SARGSYAN, STATE SECRETARY RICE MEET IN WASHINGTON

armradio.am
16.10.2008 12:16

Within the framework of his visit to Washington, Prime Minister of
Armenia Tigran Sargsyan had a meeting with US Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice.

The parties agreed that the process of settlement of the Karabakh
(Artsakh) issue should proceed in the format of negotiations underway
within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group. According to Rice,
the attempts to transfer the issue to other instances do not deserve
attention.

PM Tigran Sargsyan underlined that Armenia is ready to continue to
the negotiation process and assessed as dangerous the statements
that unilaterally emphasize the principle of territorial integrity,
while ignoring other principles of international law.

Speaking about the Armenian-Turkish relations, Ms. Rice said to
be interested in the situation established after the visit of the
Turkish President to Armenia. The Prime Minister noted that Armenia
does not pose preconditions to Turkey for establishment of diplomatic
relations and hopes that Turkey will follow that example.

The State Secretary expressed her willingness to maximally support
the realization of technical assistance programs in different spheres
of bilateral cooperation.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress