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Hurriyet Daily News , Turkey
Sept 17 2010
Armenian leaders praise US-ties
Friday, September 17, 2010
YEREVAN - Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Armenian President Serge Sarkisian and his key ministers have
underlined the importance of the country's "friendly" relationship
with the United States and called for its further development at a
meeting with a visiting top U.S. diplomat, Radio Free Europe/Radio
Liberty's Armenian Service reported.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Tina Kaidanow arrived in Yerevan
last week for a three-day visit that concluded her latest tour of the
region. Official Armenian sources said her talks with Sarkisian,
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, and Defense Minister Seyran
Ohanian centered on bilateral U.S.-Armenian ties and the unresolved
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Sarkisian was quoted by his press office as telling Kaidanow on
Tuesday that the "high level" of those ties and their further
deepening are an "important factor" in Armenia's economic development
and regional stability. He also praised the U.S. role in international
efforts to broker a solution to the Karabakh conflict.
A statement by the Armenian Foreign Ministry said Nalbandian
reaffirmed Yerevan's commitment to bolstering "multifaceted relations"
and a "friendly partnership" with Washington when he met Kaidanow on
Sunday. He added that U.S.-Armenian relations have reached "a
qualitatively new level" this year.
Nalbandian pointed to Sarkisian's April talks in Washington with
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's July
visit to Armenia. Clinton heaped praise on Sarkisian's policy of
rapprochement with Turkey during the trip, which the U.S. Embassy in
Yerevan said "highlighted the U.S. government's strong partnership
with Armenia."
Kaidanow's separate talks with Ohanian, also held on Sunday, centered
on increased military cooperation between the two countries. Ohanian
called it "one of the important pillars of the Armenian defense
policy."
A Defense Ministry statement added that both interlocutors stressed
"the imperative to solve the Nagorno-Karabakh problem in a peaceful
manner." The dispute was also reportedly high on the agenda of
Kaidanow's meeting with Nalbandian.
No details of the Karabakh-related discussions were made public. As
was the case during her previous trips to Yerevan, Kaidanow avoided
any contact with local media.
The U.S. official was also scheduled to meet Armenian opposition
leaders; however, none of the country's leading opposition groups had
reported such meetings as of late Monday.
From: A. Papazian
Sept 17 2010
Armenian leaders praise US-ties
Friday, September 17, 2010
YEREVAN - Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Armenian President Serge Sarkisian and his key ministers have
underlined the importance of the country's "friendly" relationship
with the United States and called for its further development at a
meeting with a visiting top U.S. diplomat, Radio Free Europe/Radio
Liberty's Armenian Service reported.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Tina Kaidanow arrived in Yerevan
last week for a three-day visit that concluded her latest tour of the
region. Official Armenian sources said her talks with Sarkisian,
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, and Defense Minister Seyran
Ohanian centered on bilateral U.S.-Armenian ties and the unresolved
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Sarkisian was quoted by his press office as telling Kaidanow on
Tuesday that the "high level" of those ties and their further
deepening are an "important factor" in Armenia's economic development
and regional stability. He also praised the U.S. role in international
efforts to broker a solution to the Karabakh conflict.
A statement by the Armenian Foreign Ministry said Nalbandian
reaffirmed Yerevan's commitment to bolstering "multifaceted relations"
and a "friendly partnership" with Washington when he met Kaidanow on
Sunday. He added that U.S.-Armenian relations have reached "a
qualitatively new level" this year.
Nalbandian pointed to Sarkisian's April talks in Washington with
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's July
visit to Armenia. Clinton heaped praise on Sarkisian's policy of
rapprochement with Turkey during the trip, which the U.S. Embassy in
Yerevan said "highlighted the U.S. government's strong partnership
with Armenia."
Kaidanow's separate talks with Ohanian, also held on Sunday, centered
on increased military cooperation between the two countries. Ohanian
called it "one of the important pillars of the Armenian defense
policy."
A Defense Ministry statement added that both interlocutors stressed
"the imperative to solve the Nagorno-Karabakh problem in a peaceful
manner." The dispute was also reportedly high on the agenda of
Kaidanow's meeting with Nalbandian.
No details of the Karabakh-related discussions were made public. As
was the case during her previous trips to Yerevan, Kaidanow avoided
any contact with local media.
The U.S. official was also scheduled to meet Armenian opposition
leaders; however, none of the country's leading opposition groups had
reported such meetings as of late Monday.
From: A. Papazian