June 9, 2009 - 17:03 AMT
Philip Gordon paid his first foreign visit to Armenia
RA FM Eduard Nalbandyan met with Philip Gordon, US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs. US attaches much importance to the extension of Armenian-American ties, American diplomat said, adding that he carried out his first foreign visit to Armenia with special purposes.

During the meeting, parties discussed a wide rage of issues concerning Armenian-American ties, particularly programs implemented within the frames of intergovernmental agreements and "Millennium Challenges" foundation.

Mr. Gordon stressed the importance of Armenian-Turkish ties normalization and expressed full support to US Administration's efforts in that direction. Diplomats also focused on Karabakh settlement talks. "As a co-chairing state of OSCE MG, United States is interested in speedy conflict settlement," Gordon emphasized.