RA PRESIDENT RECEIVES RF AND TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTERS

NOYAN TAPAN
APRIL 16, 2009
YEREVAN

On April 16, RA President Serzh Sargsyan received RF Foreign Minister
Sergey Lavrov, who had arrived in Yerevan to take part in the 20th
meeting of BSEC member-countries’ Foreign Ministers’ Council.

S. Sargsyan and S. Lavrov discussed issues regarding Armenian-Russian
strategic allied relations, as well as RA President’s forthcoming
working visit to RF. Regional and international issues of bilateral
interest were also touched upon at the meeting.

According to RA President’s Press Office, the same day S. Sargsyan
received Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan, who is also in
Yerevan to take part in the meeting of BSEC member-countries’ Foreign
Ministers’ Council.

Issues regarding normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations were
discussed during the meeting.

RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and Turkish Deputy Foreign
Minister Ertugrul Apakan also took part in the meeting.