U.S. WELCOMES ARMENIAN-TURKISH RECONCILIATION

Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
Sept 15 2009
Armenia

17:38 / 09/15/2009U.S. Ambassador to Turkey James Jeffrey expressed
content with Armenian-Turkish negotiation process.

Jeffrey visited Grand National Assembly of Turkey to congratulate
Mehmet Ali Sahin with his appointment as Parliament speaker, Turkish
Cumhuriyet daily reports. The closed meeting lasted for 30 minutes.

Later, answering the journalists’ questions, Jeffrey stated: "We
assist the Armenian-Turkish dialogue, and God willing the process
will progress. We are bent on peace establishment and stability
in the Caucasus. You are the ones to make decision on relations’
normalization between the two countries."