United States’ ambassador to Armenia Marie L. Yovanovitch said that the relations between Turkey and Armenia should be normalized immediately. She said that United States supports opening of state border between two countries.
Yovanovitch said, “United States desires normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia without any preconditions in an appropriate time.”
Yovanovitch said that the final decision about the resolution recognizing so called Armenian genocide is up to President Obama. She avoided to make comments over this issue.
Touching Nagorno-Karabakh problem, ambassador Yovanovitch said, “Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers came together last weekend for discussing this issue. We support both Armenian and Azerbaijani parties towards resolution of Nagorno Karabakh problem.”
Armenian diaspora in United States was deeply disturbed due to April 24 speech of U.S. President Barack Obama, because he did not use the term genocide. Commenting over this issue, Ambassador Yovanovitch said, “I went to Boston, New York and Los Angeles before i come to Washington. People i met there share the same idea with you people. You can be sure that i will carry your concerns to law makers.”
Commenting on the process of normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia, Ambassador Yovanovitch said, “Switzerland is mediating between countries. United States has good relations both with Turkey and Armenia. We are ready to assist whenever they ask for. Negotiations are under way since a long period although most of it is not being shared with people. But visit of Turkish President to Yerevan for watching the soccer game or joint announcement made by two parties on April can be evaluated as examples of concrete results of talks.”
Stating that her country does not apply double standarts to Armenia or Azerbaijan on the policy of financial aids, Yovanovitch said that cut of financial aid to Armenia is related to the developments in Armenia.
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