US DEPARTMENT OF STATE WELCOMES ARMENIAN PRESIDENT’S DECISION

ArmInfo
2010-04-23 11:13:00

ArmInfo. "President Sargsian’s announcement makes clear that Armenia
has not ended the process but has suspended it until the Turkish side
is ready to move forward", the statement by Assistant Secretary for
European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon says.

"We applaud President Sargsian’s decision to continue to work towards
a vision of peace, stability, and reconciliation. We believe that
the normalization process carries important benefits for Turkey and
Armenia as well as the wider Caucasus region. We continue to urge
both sides to keep the door open to pursuing efforts at reconciliation
and normalization", P. Gordon emphasized.

To recall, on April 22, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsian signed
a decree on suspension of the process of ratification of the
Armenian-Turkish Protocols.