SARGSYAN-ERDOGAN MEETING HELD IN WASHINGTON

NOYAN TAPAN
APRIL 15, 2010
WASHINGTON

A meeting between Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Turkish Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan took place in Washington on April 12
on the sidelines of the Global Nuclear Security Summit.

As envisaged, the meeting began at 6:30 pm Yerevan time and lasted an
hour and 15 minutes. Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian and
Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu, as well as Deputy Chief of
the Staff of President of Armenia Vigen Sargsyan were present at the
meeting of S. Sargsyan with R. Erdogan. No other details were reported.

Yerkir Media Television Company reminded that this was the second
Erdogan-Sargsyan meeting, while the first took place in Davos on
29 January 2009. After that meeting, the sides made no official
statements, noting only that they considered the meeting as efficient.