U.S. welcomes Armenia-Turkey dialogue

PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States Department of State has welcomed the dialogue between Armenia and Turkey following a meeting of the special envoys of the two countries, Voice of America reports.

"We warmly welcome the Armenian-Turkish dialogue, the involvement of the two countries in diplomacy, a dialogue to resolve the existing differences," the State Department ha reportedly said in a statement.

Armenia has named lawmaker from the ruling Civil Contract party Ruben Rubinyan as special envoy to work on the normalization of ties with Turkey. Ankara, meanwhile, has appointed former ambassador to the United States Serdar Kilic for the same role.

Rubinyan and Kilic met in Moscow on January 14 in what the Armenian Foreign Ministry described "a positive and constructive atmosphere".

"Parties agreed to continue negotiations without preconditions aiming at full normalization. Date and venue of their second meeting will be decided in due time through diplomatic channels," the Foreign Ministry said.