MINISTER NALBANDIAN MEETS US DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE

armradio.am
20.10.2009 16:02

On October 20 the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian,
received US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and
Eurasian Affairs Tina S. Kaidanow.

Greeting the guest, Minister Nalbandian congratulated her on
appointment and voiced hope that her great diplomatic experience and
skills would contribute to the development of bilateral relations.

During the meeting the interlocutors discussed the prospects of
development of bilateral relations. Minister Nalbandian said Armenia
attaches importance to the deepening of multifaceted relations and
reinforcement of friendly cooperation with the United States.

The parties exchanged views on the process of normalization of
the Armenian-Turkish relations. In this context Edward Nalbandian
expressed gratitude for the US support to the process of establishment
of relations between Armenia and Turkey.

The interlocutors dwelt on the latest developments in the negotiations
on the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh issue.