YEREVAN. – The President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received on Thursday the U.S. Congressman Dan Burton.

The president has stated that relations between the United States and Armenia are on the highest level since the diplomatic ties were established between the two states 20 years ago, presidential press service reports. 

Sargsyan thanked for the U.S. constant support to Armenia and its people.

“We witnessed another example of fair and impartial friendship when the U.S. President, Department of State, the congressmen released a rapid and proper response to the extradition and release of Azeri murderer Ramil Safarov,” Sargsyan said.

The sides agreed that Armenia and the United States run firm partnership ties both in bilateral and multi-lateral fields. Besides, they stressed importance of deepening Armenian-U.S. economic ties and increase of the U.S. investments in the Armenian economy. 

The President also stressed that he values the U.S. involvement into the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.