“USA strives to help Armenia in security and proliferation strengthening, NKR conflict settlement and normalization of Armenian-Turkish ties,” Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs, Phillip Gordon said in his statement.
According to him, NKR conflict settlement and Turkish-Armenian ties normalization are processes to be conducted separately, yet along parallel lines.
“On April 22 Armenia and Turkey announced about an agreement to normalize bilateral relations. The agreement offers a historical possibility for both countries, which are closer than ever to establishment of ties. The US helped to achieve progress in NKR conflict settlement issue within the framework of their activities in MG OCSE Co-Chair capacity. The meeting between RA and Azeri Presidents, Sargsyan and Aliev on May 7 in Prague and June 4 in St. Petersburg opened a way towards activisation of efforts for framework agreement completion by the end of 2009. We also strive to promote democratic and market reforms in Armenia,” Gordon emphasized.
