Minister Nabandian meets with Hilary Clinton
During a working visit in London, Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated Thursday in the London Conference on Afghanistan held under the auspices of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai. The conference featured foreign ministers of 70 countries and heads of 10 international organizations.
The participants of the conference adopted a joint announcement reconfirming the commitment of the international community to help establish security, safety and democracy in Afghanistan.
Minister Nalbandian had a number of bilateral meetings in London.
On the sidelines of the conference he met with US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton later in the day.
The heads of foreign agencies of Armenia and the United States appreciated the friendly cooperation and high-level contacts between the two countries and expressed willingness to continue taking practical steps to further reinforce and deepen the mutually beneficial cooperation.
The interlocutors touched upon the efforts of establishing Armenian-Turkish relations. Hilary Clinton reiterated the US support for the process of normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey and the soon ratification and implementation of the protocols.
Minister Nalbandian noted that the decision of the Armenian Constitutional Court on the constitutionality of the protocols was another evidence of Armenia's willingness to carry out its commitments. He added that Armenia expects the same from Turkey.
The interlocutors discussed the latest developments in the process of negotiations on the Karabakh conflict settlement. Edward Nalbandian attached importance to US role in the process as a Minsk Group co-chair country and presented the results of the Sochi meeting of Presidents.
Minister Nalbandian and Secretary Clinton exchanged views on issues of reciprocal interest.
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian also had a meeting with UK Minister for Europe Chris Bryant. The interlocutors discussed a wide range of bilateral, regional and international issues. Reference was made to Armenia-EU cooperation.
The interlocutors underlined the importance of high-level visits for promotion of bilateral cooperation. They appreciated the conduct of regular political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of the two countries.
Edward Nalbandian and Chris Bryant touched upon the latest developments in the Karabakh conflict settlement process and the processes under way in Northern Ireland.
Minister Bryant welcomed the efforts towards establishment of relations between Armenia and Turkey.
