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Armenia’s FM Edward Nalbandian thanked President Obama Administration for remarkable contribution to the strengthening of Armenian-American relations at the press briefing with the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday, Armenian News-NEWS.am reports.

“It’s a pleasure to be in Washington. Thank you very much for a warm welcome. I’m very glad to be back to Washington to meet you, Secretary, and to have a conversation on perspectives of enhancement of the friendly partnership between Armenia and the United States,” said Nalbandian.

According to him, both countries have a good interaction in the international arena covering international regional security, proliferation, fight against terrorism, peacekeeping operations from Kosovo to Afghanistan, and other challenges.

Armenia’s FM stressed that both Armenia and the United States “are sharing vision – same vision – that it is important to continue efforts to find exclusively peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict based on the principles and norms of international law, particularly non-use of force, excessive force, self-determination, territorial integrity” and on perspective of the relations between Armenia and Turkey, which “should be normalized without preconditions.”

Also, both states “are sharing the same values of democracy, fundamental freedoms, liberty, human rights, market economy.”

Armenia’s FM expressed thankfulness “that during the last two decades since our independence, United States extended very important support for Armenia.”

“I would like to use also opportunity to express our gratitude to the President Obama Administration for remarkable contribution to the strengthening of Armenian-American relations, which are today in their highest point,” stressed Edward Nalbandian. “And I’m sure and confident that with our joint efforts, we could elevate that to new heights. And the trust and understanding between our two countries is – are the best pillars to extend further our relations.”

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