THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 12, 2010

Readout of the President’s bilateral meeting with President Serzh
Sargsian of Armenia

President Obama met with Armenian President Sargsian on the margins of
the Nuclear Security Summit earlier today.

The President commended President Sargsian for his courageous efforts to
achieve normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey and
encouraged him to fulfill the promise of normalization for the benefit
of the Armenian people. President Obama also urged that both Armenia
and Turkey make every effort to advance the normalization process and
achieve legislative ratification of the protocols of normalization.

President Obama also expressed his support for Armenian democracy.

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress