REMARKS BY CLINTON, ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER NALBANDIAN

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
May 5, 2009

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Armenian Foreign Minister
Edward Nalbandian before their meeting
Treaty Room
Washington, D.C.
May 5, 2009

SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good morning, and it’s a great pleasure to
welcome the foreign minister here today. The relationship between
the United States and Armenia is a very lasting and durable one. The
Obama Administration is committed to broadening it, deepening it,
working with Armenia to assist them in their continued development and
aspirations. And it’s a great pleasure to welcome the minister. And
I look forward to our talks, sir.

FOREIGN MINISTER NALBANDIAN: Thank you, Madame Secretary. Thank you
very much for your warm welcome. Our meeting is a good opportunity
to move forward our bilateral agenda and to discuss a wide range of
issues. We are determined to strengthen, to deepen, to enhance our
friendly partnership with the United States. This is the main message
of my visit to Washington. And I would like to use this opportunity
to express our thanks to the Administration of the United States,
to Madame Secretary, and to the State Department for all constant
efforts to help to support the normalization process with Turkey and
settlement – peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Thank you very much.

SECRETARY CLINTON: It’s an honor to assist. Thank you, Mr. Minister.

FOREIGN MINISTER NALBANDIAN: Thank you very much.

SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you all very much.