Interfax, Russia
Feb 4 2010

U.S. says willing to help Armenia, Turkey normalize relations

YEREVAN Feb 4

The United States is willing to continue to help Armenia and Turkey
normalize their relations, U.S.

Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg said.

"The U.S. deputy secretary of state made a high assessment of
Armenia’s efforts in seeking solutions to regional problems. He
pointed out that the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations is
very important for the U.S. and that Washington is open to continuing
to support the process," the Armenian president’s press service told
Interfax on Thursday following a meeting between Steinberg and
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.

"J. Steinberg stressed the American position on the ruling of the
Armenian Constitutional Court on the Armenian-Turkish protocols,
pointing out that this ruling is a positive step for the process to
continue. In the context of the continuation of the process, the
American diplomat pointed out that it is important that the two
parties show political will," the press service said.