In Armenian-Turkish reconciliation preconditions are ruled out
16.05.2009 19:43 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On May 16 Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan met
vice prime minister of Russia Sergey Ivanov, who was on a working
visit in Yerevan. During the meeting Armenian president expressed
confidence, that the visit of a high-ranking official will give an
additional impetus to broadening of Armenian-Russian strategic and
partnership relations. Officials emphasized the high level of
strategic relations and political dialog between Armenia and Russia,
which is testified by new programs and initiatives in a number of
fields.
Serzh Sargsyan and Sergey Ivanov highly estimated the pace of
development of trade and economic relationship and cooperation in
humanitarian sphere. Collaboration in economy, transport, energy,
communication and other spheres were discussed. Serzh Sargsyan and
Sergey Ivanov touched upon the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh
conflict, regional and international problems.
Armenia’s president stressed again, that preconditions are ruled out
in regard to normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. Serzh
Sargsyan affirmed Armenia’s readiness to normalize relations with
Turkey without preconditions and in the fringes of reached
agreements. Armenia’s president emphasized, that efforts of Turkish
side to interfere with the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh process can
have only negatively impact on negotiation process over Nagorno
Karabakh, RA press office reports.