UNITED STATES WELCOMES ARMENIA-TURKEY THAW

2009/09/01 | 09:23

Politics

The United States warmly welcomes the joint statement made today by
Turkey and Armenia, with Swiss participation, outlining further steps
in the normalization of their bilateral relations. It has long been
and remains the position of the United States that normalization should
take place without preconditions and within a reasonable timeframe.

We urge Armenia and Turkey to proceed expeditiously, according to the
agreed framework as described in today’s statement. We remain ready
to work closely with both governments in support of normalization, a
historic process that will contribute to peace, security and stability
throughout the region.

U.S. State Department, Washington, DC, August 31, 2009