EDWARD NALBANDIAN MEETS IN LONDON WITH U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE AND BRITISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS
Noyan Tapan
Jan 29, 2010
LONDON, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian, who is on a working visit to London, on January 28
participated in the London Afghanistan Conference, at which foreign
ministers of some 70 countries were present.
The RA MFA Press and Information Department reports that on the same
day E. Nalbandian met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in
London. The sides expressed satisfaction at the friendly partnership
between the two countries and regular high-level contacts. They
expressed a willingness to continue taking active steps for
strengthening and deepening the mutually beneficial cooperation.
The interlocutors discussed the issue of establishing Armenian-Turkish
relations. H. Clinton reaffirmed the United States' support for the
Armenia-Turkey normalization and the rapid signing and implementation
of the protocols signed.
The latest developments in the negotiations over the Karabakh conflict
settlement were also discussed. E. Nalbandian attached importance
to the role of the U.S. as a Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group. He
informed his American counterpart about the results of the January
25 meeting of the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
At the meeting with British Secretary of State for European Affairs
Chris Bryant on the same day, the sides spoke about a number of
bilateral, regional and international problems as well as cooperation
between Armenia and the European Union.
E. Nalbandian and C. Bryant also discussed the latest developments
in the negotiation process over the Karabakh problem, and the
normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. C. Bryant welcomed the
efforts aimed at establishing relations between Armenia and Turkey.
Noyan Tapan
Jan 29, 2010
LONDON, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian, who is on a working visit to London, on January 28
participated in the London Afghanistan Conference, at which foreign
ministers of some 70 countries were present.
The RA MFA Press and Information Department reports that on the same
day E. Nalbandian met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in
London. The sides expressed satisfaction at the friendly partnership
between the two countries and regular high-level contacts. They
expressed a willingness to continue taking active steps for
strengthening and deepening the mutually beneficial cooperation.
The interlocutors discussed the issue of establishing Armenian-Turkish
relations. H. Clinton reaffirmed the United States' support for the
Armenia-Turkey normalization and the rapid signing and implementation
of the protocols signed.
The latest developments in the negotiations over the Karabakh conflict
settlement were also discussed. E. Nalbandian attached importance
to the role of the U.S. as a Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group. He
informed his American counterpart about the results of the January
25 meeting of the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
At the meeting with British Secretary of State for European Affairs
Chris Bryant on the same day, the sides spoke about a number of
bilateral, regional and international problems as well as cooperation
between Armenia and the European Union.
E. Nalbandian and C. Bryant also discussed the latest developments
in the negotiation process over the Karabakh problem, and the
normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. C. Bryant welcomed the
efforts aimed at establishing relations between Armenia and Turkey.