U.S. President Barack Obama called Armenia and Turkey to make every effort to advance the Armenia-Turkey normalization process and achieve legislative ratification of the protocols," White House Press Service issued a statement after the Presidents’ bilateral meeting on the sidelines of Global Nuclear Security Summit in Washington.

“Obama commended Serzh Sargsian for his courageous efforts to achieve normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey and encouraged him to fulfill the promise of normalization for the benefit of the Armenian people,” the statement says.

As NEWS.am reported previously, the meeting between RA President Serzh Sargsyan and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama in Washington lasted for 45 minutes ended. U.S. and Armenian leaders discussed the development prospects of Armenia-U.S. relations, as well as Armenia-Turkey reconciliation. In addition, they exchanged views on regional issues and the current stage of talks in Karabakh conflict settlement.

April 12, RA President also met with Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of Nuclear Security Summit in Washington.

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