MFA: US President expresses support toward the normalization of ties

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US President expresses his support toward the normalization of
Armenian-Turkish relations

In Istanbul on April 6 in the evening US President Barack Obama met
with Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Turkey and Switzerland Edward
Nalbandian, Ali Babacan and Micheline Calmy-Rey. The meeting took
place before the official dinner hosted by Turkish President Abdullah
Gul in honor of the participants of the second Forum of the United
Nations Alliance of Civilizations.

President Obama expressed his support towards the efforts of the
leaders of Armenia and Turkey aimed at the normalization of bilateral
relations and commended on recent progress in the negotiations.

President Obama urged to complete an agreement on normalization of
relations between the two important countries – Armenia and Turkey .

US President said that the steps taken by Armenian and Turkish leaders
are historic and courageous steps and the opening of Armenian-Turkish
border would return peaceful and prosperous future for the both
nations.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

www.armeniaforeignministry.am

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS