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On January 20, the Vice Speaker of the RA National Assembly Mr. Samvel Nikoyan received the second secretary of the Armenia Desk of the U.S. Department of State Mr. Joseph Farrelly and the head of the political/economic section of the U.S. Embassy in Armenia Mr. Bart Putney.

During the meeting the sides discussed issues concerning the developments of the Armenian-Turkish relations and ratification of the protocols in the parliaments of the two countries.

The sides emphasized the decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia.

According to Mr. Nikoyan’s assessment, it is the legal interpretation of the protocols based on the international laws, as well as the law of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia, according to which, the protocols refer to the establishment of diplomatic relations and have no relation to the third country. Thus, the viewpoint of the Turkish side that the decision of RA Constitutional Court contains preconditions is groundless.

The American officials noticed that, with respect to the establishment of the Armenian-Turkish relations, historically favorable situation had been created and expressed hope that Armenia and Turkey would make efforts for reaching the desirable goal.