ARMENIA STANDS FOR SOLUTIONS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO LASTING PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT

armradio.am
20.10.2009 16:47

President Serzh Sargsyan today received US Deputy Assistant Secretary
of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Tina S. Kaidanow. During
the meeting the parties discussed the perspectives of development of
the Armenian-American relations, the process of normalization of the
Armenian-Turkish relations and questions related to regional security.

President Sargsyan welcomed Mrs. Kaidanow’s first visit to Armenia
and congratulated her on appointment. Mrs. Kaidanow conveyed the
greetings of US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.

Serzh Sargsyan said Armenia attaches great importance to the
Armenian-American cooperation and is grateful to the US for the
assistance rendered to Armenia ever since independence and the efforts
targeted at the establishment of stability.

The interlocutors attached importance to the progress registered in
the process of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations and
underlined that the establishment of relations should take place
without preconditions and within a reasonable timeframe.

Serzh Sargsyan said Armenia stands for solutions that will contribute
to lasting peace and development.

The parties referred to the perspectives of expansion of the
Armenian-American relations and the democratic processes in our
country. Mrs. Kaidanow emphasized the great progress registered in
the field of democratization and the recent amnesty, noting that the
latter served as a great impulse for the democratization processes.