SERZH SARGSYAN: ARMENIA GRATEFUL TO RUSSIA
news.am
Jan 14 2010
Armenia
"We are grateful to the Russian Federation for its efforts aimed at
the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and improvement of
Armenian-Turkish relations," RA President Serzh Sargsyan stated at his
meeting with RF Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the RA presidential
press office told NEWS.am.
The Russian FM pointed out Moscow appreciates "the high-level strategic
partnership in all the fields of bilateral cooperation."
Lavrov informed the Armenian leader of a detailed discussion of
implementation of bilateral presidential agreements with his Armenian
counterpart Edward Nalbandian.
President Sargsyan and Minister Lavrov exchanged views on problems in
the South Caucasus, particularly the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process
and Armenia-Turkey reconciliation. The Russian FM pointed out that
at his January 13 meeting with Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan
RF Premier Vladimir Putin reaffirmed official Moscow’s position:
the two processes are separate ones. Each of the problems is a
complicated one and they should not be liked to each other. Minister
Lavrov also underlined Russia’s interest in both the settlement of
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Armenia-Turkey reconciliation.