U.S. has important bilateral relationship with Armenia, U.S. National Security Council Spokesman Mike Hammer said in Friday briefing, commenting on forthcoming Sargsyan-Obama meeting.

He also underlined importance of the issues related to Armenia-Turkey Protocols that Washington seeks to encourage in terms of normalization between Armenia and Turkey.

RA President Serzh Sargsyan is also scheduled to hold a meeting with Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Washington.

According to Turkish media, the sides will discuss the Protocols and issues on Armenian Genocide.

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