US SECRETARY OF STATE PRESENTS DETAILS OF OBAMA-ERDOGAN MEETING IN WASHINGTON TO ARMENIAN PRESIDENT
ARMENPRESS
Dec 11, 2009
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 11, ARMENPRESS: Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan had
December 10 in the evening a phone conversation with the US Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton on the initiative of the latter.
Presidential press office told Armenpress that H. Clinton presented to
the Armenian President the details of the meeting of the US President
Barack Obama with the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
in Washington.
During the conversation the Secretary of State once again pointed out
that the United States will continue its successive efforts directed
toward speeded-up normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations without
pre-conditions.
President Sargsyan asked Hillary Clinton to convey his gratitude to
President Obama for the firm support in the issue of normalization
of Armenian-Turkish relations.
Armenian President reiterated the readiness of the Armenian side
connected with the process – to respect the international commitments
and move forward toward the normalization of relations with Turkey,
expressing hope that the same readiness and responsibility will be
displayed by the Turkish party too.
During the phone conversation the interlocutors also discussed issues
on regulation of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. US Secretary of State
reiterated the assistance of her country in peaceful and long-lasting
settlement of the conflict, at the same time pointing out that the
US Administration views the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish
relations and Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement as two separate
processes, each of which will promoter the consolidation of peace
and security in the region.