Today in Yerevan President of Armenia Robert Kocharian received the members of the US Congress delegation, headed by member of the House of Representatives Adam Shif. The head of the state informed the guests about the developments in the process of the Karabakh conflict settlement. The interlocutors also concerned the subject of the Armenian-Turkish relations. Adam Shif and the members of the delegation also had a meeting with Prime Minister of Armenia Andranik Markarian. In course of the talk the prospects of cooperation between Armenia and California State were discussed together with other questions. The Premier expressed hope that the agreement on commercial-economic partnership would be signed already in this September. The head of the Government and the representatives of the US Congress also discussed the subject of international recognition of the fact of the Armenian genocide in 1995. Andranik Markarian noted that passing the resolution condemning the genocide would contribute to establishing peace in the region. In his words, this step can serve to normalization of relations of Armenia with Turkey and Azerbaijan. In his turn Adam Shif promised to make every effort to obtain formation of objective notion of just solution of the Armenian question in the US Congress.
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