Mediamax Agency, Armenia
Oct 19 2007
Premier says Armenia ready to normalize ties with Turkey
Yerevan, 19 October: The USA is ready to continue assisting Armenia
in realization of democratic and economic reforms, US Vice-President
Richard Cheney stated during the meeting with Armenian Prime Minister
Serzh Sarkisian [Sargsyan] in the White House.
As Mediamax was told in the press service of the Armenian government,
the interlocutors discussed a wide circle of issues related to
Armenian-US relations. Richard Cheney and Serzh Sarkisian [Sargsyan]
also touched upon the political processes in the Middle East and the
topic of Armenian-Turkish relations.
The Armenian prime minister noted that although the international
recognition of the Armenian genocide in Osman [Ottoman] Turkey
remains on the foreign policy agenda of the Armenian government,
nevertheless, the Armenian side is ready for practical steps for the
normalization of relations with Turkey without preconditions. In his
turn, the US vice-president confirmed the interest of the US
authorities in the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations, as
well as in the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
Richard Cheney highly assessed the role of the Armenian community of
the USA and welcomed the fact that a few meetings with
representatives of the diaspora are planned within the framework of
the visit of the Armenian prime minister.