ARMENIAN LEADER MEETS BRITAIN’S QUEEN, FOREIGN SECRETARY
news.az
Feb 11 2010
Azerbaijan
Sargsyan meets Queen Elizabeth Queen Eliabeth II received Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan in London today.
They discussed the development of Armenian-British relations, Armenia’s
integration into Europe and the normalization of relations between
Armenia and Turkey.
Sargsyan later met British Foreign Secretary David Miliband. They
discussed foreign security and the resolution of the Karabakh conflict.
Miliband welcomed the Armenian president’s efforts to restore ties
with Turkey. He also noted that Britain encourages this process and
is interested in the establishment of peace in the region.
Sargsyan met another British royal, Prince Charles, at Windsor Castle
yesterday. He attended a reception and gala concert to launch the
"Yerevan My Love" project initiated by Prince Charles and former
Armenian Prime Minister Armen Sargsyan. The project will restore four
sites of historic and architectural interest in Yerevan.
The Armenian president also met Armenian businessmen and public
figures, some of them visiting London to attend the Windsor Castle
event. He praised their role in promoting the economic development
of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, in strengthening relations between
the diaspora and the homeland and in preserving Armenian identity.