Before leaving for the U.S., Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that in the course of Washington visit staple of the talks will be the normalization of relations with Armenia and Karabakh conflict settlement.

“Beyond participation in the Global Nuclear Security Summit, I will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama. I sent my Special Envoy to Yerevan and Baku to convey my messages to Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents. We will have a chance to discuss our activities with Washington. We wish OSCE MG Co-chairs to step up peacemaking efforts in the region and yield results. I spoke to OSCE MG Co-chairing presidents Obama, Medvedev and Sarkozy. We will touch upon the matter in the course of bilateral meetings,” Erdogan said.

April 12, Sargsyan-Erdogan meeting will be held in Washington. According to Turkish media, the meeting will start at 6.30 p.m. Yerevan time.

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