U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT WELCOMES JOINT STATEMENT OF ARMENIA AND TURKEY

NOYAN TAPAN
APRIL 23, 2009
WASHINGTON

The U.S. State Department welcomed Armenia’s and Turkey’s joint
statement on coming to an agreement over an all-embracing range of
normalizing the bilateral relations. According to Radio Liberty,
State Department Spokesperson Robert Wood in his interview to the
Francepress agency meanwhile said that the U.S. for a long time and
currently holds the position that normalization should be without
preconditions and in reasonable terms. "We expect to work with the two
governments in support of the normalization and thus to promote peace,
security, and stability in the whole region," the State Department
Spokesperson stated.