October 20, 2009 - 17:56 AMT
U.S. position on Armenian-Turkish reconciliation unchangeable
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Tina S. Kaidanow to discuss prospects of Armenia-U.S. relations, Armenian-Turkish reconciliation, democratization and regional security issues.

President Sargsyan expressed gratitude for the assistance the United States has rendered to Armenia since the day of republic's independence and for the efforts aimed at establishment of peace and stability in the region.

Dwelling on the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation, they emphasized that normalization of relations between Yerevan and Ankara should take place without preconditions and within reasonable terms, the RA leader's press office reported.