ARMENIAN-TURKISH RECONCILIATION TO BRING GREAT BENEFITS TO REGION
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
06.06.2009 11:58 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said has
been very encouraged by the progress that has been made and by the
commitment of the Armenia and Turkish governments involved.
"Certainly, Turkey and Armenia, with the assistance of the
Swiss Government, have committed themselves to a process of
normalization. We’re well aware that this is difficult. It requires
patience and perseverance. But we have seen no flagging of commitment,"
she said after a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
"The minister and I discussed this at length. He brought me up
to date on developments. And we are continuing to encourage the
parties to proceed on the path which they themselves have set. We are
supportive, but it is up to the Turkish and Armenian governments and
people to realize the great opportunity this poses. The normalization
of relations not only continues what I have seen from the Turkish
Government, which is a desire to actually solve problems, and I
applaud that, but we think it will bring great benefits to the region,"
Secretary Clinton said.
"Similarly, with the ongoing negotiations over Nagorno-Karabakh, the
Government of Azerbaijan and of Armenia are proceeding and working
together. They were just in a recent meeting in St. Petersburg. So
we believe that a lot of progress has been made in a relatively short
period of time to resolve issues that are of long standing," she said.
"What’s important is the commitment to get to a point of resolution
of these conflicts, and I see that commitment. Now are there problems
along the way? Of course. There is in any difficult undertaking. But
I do not doubt the commitment, and I certainly appreciate the very
strong position that the Turkish Government has taken," the Secretary
of State concluded.