US AMBASSADOR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE KARABAKH SETTLEMENT AND NORMALIZATION OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS
armradio.am
02.10.2008 17:22
"There has been certain progress in the Karabakh conflict resolution
over the past three month following the meeting of the Presidents
of Armenia and Azerbaijan Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev in Saint
Petersburg, and we will be glad if we manage to build the further work
on it," the newly appointed US Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch
said during her first press conference in Yerevan. The Ambassador also
hailed the recent trilateral meeting between the Foreign Ministers
of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey in New York.
Turning to Armenian-Turkish relations, she welcomed the brave steps
of the Presidents of Armenia and Turkey – the invitation and the
acceptance of the invitation. She voiced hope that the opening of
the border will ensure the prosperity of people. Asked to confirm or
reject the information that Sargsyan-Gul meeting was organized by the
White House, Yovanovitch said: "It was the initiative of the Advisers
to President Sargsyan and President Gul. This brave step can pave the
way for further development of relations between the two countries."