ARMENIA FULFILLING ITS OBLIGATIONS, EXPECTS SAME FROM TURKEY: NALBANDIAN TO CLINTON
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RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian, during a business
visit to London on January 28, participated in the London Conference
on international security assistance to Afghanistan, organized
by Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown and co-hosted by Afghan
President Hamid Karzai and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. There
were about 70 foreign ministers present at the conference and 10
leaders of international agencies.
Conference participants approved a joint announcement which reiterated
familiar aspirations for boosting the country’s security, development
and governance, but, according to Time Magazine, fixed targets are
in shorter supply – and some appear to have been scaled back.
While in London, Nalbandian held a few bilateral meetings, one of
which was meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
According to the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs press office, the
parties expressed satisfaction at the friendly partnership between the
two countries, as well as their preparedness in continuing mutually
beneficial steps to strengthen and deepen cooperation even more so.
Nalbandian and Clinton turned their attention to efforts in
establishing Armenian-Turkish relations. The U.S. Secretary of
State re-confirmed U.S. support for the speedy ratification and
implementation of the Protocols aimed at establishing relations
between Armenia and Turkey.
The Armenian foreign minister noted that the Armenian Constitutional
Court’s ruling is one more proof that Armenia is fulfilling its
obligations in the process, adding that he expects the same approach
from Turkey.
According to a release issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of Armenia, the parties also discussed the latest
developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement process.
Nalbandian placed importance on the U.S.’s role as a OSCE Minsk
Group co-chairing country, and presented the results of the January
25 meeting between Armenia’s and Azerbaijan’s presidents.