QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM RECEIVES ARMENIAN PRESIDENT

ArmInfo
2010-02-11 12:37:00

ArmInfo. Meeting of President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan with Queen
of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II was held in the Buckingham Palace
on February 10.

As the Armenian presidential press service reports, the prospects of
development of bilateral relations, Armenia’s Eurointegration process,
as well as the issues of the Armenian-Turkish dialogue were discussed
during the meeting. S. Sargsyan introduced the approaches of official
Yerevan on the indicated issues to Elizabeth II. According to the
source, the Armenian president also received UK Foreign Secretary David
Miliband in his London residence. S. Sargsyan said Armenia attaches
special importance to further deepening of a political dialogue and
extension of trade-economic relations with Great Britain.

The parties discussed the issues of regional security, the process
of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations and the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict settlement. D. Miliband hailed the Armenian
president’s efforts on establishment of a dialogue with Turkey and said
his country supports this process and is interested in strengthening
of stability and peace in the South Caucasus. S.

Sargsyan also met Prince Charles in the Windsor Castle.

The Armenian president was present at the reception organized on the
occasion of start of the project Yerevan – My Love, within the frames
of which it is scheduled to restore four buildings of historical and
architectural value in the center of Yerevan. Moreover, in London, S.

Sargsyan also held meetings with businessmen and public figures of the
Armenian origin, who arrived in the British capital on the occasion
of the Armenian president’s visit.