THE US STATE DEPARTMENT WELCOMED THE STEPS OF ARMENIA AND TURKEY

Aysor
Sept 1 2009
Armenia

The US State Department welcomed the improvement of the Armenian –
Turkish relation, reads the statement of the State Department spokesman
Ian Kelly.

"The USA welcomed the statement made under Switzerland’s mediation
where the further steps of normalizing the relations between two
countries are foreseen", – reads the statement of the US State
Department.

The statement also says that "USA is for the normalization of the
relations within the reasonable time limits and without preconditions."

"We call for Armenia and Turkey to accelerate this process based on
the principles present on the arrangements."

The US State Department also stated that it remains ready to work
closely with both governments in support of normalization of the
conflict.