Prague meetings
On May 7, in the frameworks of the summit of the Eastern Partnership in Prague, Serzh Sargsyan had bilateral meetings with the French Prime Minister, Francois Fillon, the Chancellor of the German Federation Angela Merkel, the EU Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Valdner, and the UK Foreign Minister David Miliband.
At the request of the French PM Serzh Sargsyan presented the process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations and the negotiations over the Karabakh conflict settlement.
Mr. Sargsyan noted that the core issue of the conflict is the status of Nagorno-Karabakh while the negotiations within the realm of the Minsk group and the key principles laid o the negotiation table do not give an opportunity to move ahead. President Sargsyan underlined his willingness to find a solution which will bring long-lasting peace in the region.
For his turn, the French PM expressed willfulness to contribute to the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Francois Fillon also voiced support for the efforts aimed at the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish ties.
In the course of the meeting with the British FM, Serzh Sargsyan thanked for the assistance which the Great Britain rendered to Armenia since the country's independence. The interlocutors attached great importance to the bilateral cooperation as well as to the multilateral format of the cooperation between the two countries. Serzh Sargsyan and David Miliband exchanged opinions on the questions related to the security, stability and peace in the region.
During the meeting with the Chancellor of the German Federation Angela Merkel and the EU Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Valdner, the collocutors welcomed the efforts aimed to normalize Armenian-Turkish relations and said willful to help the process.
