Yerevan/Mediamax/. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received the delegation of U.S. congressmen on February 19 who paid a visit to Armenian on their way to Afghanistan.

During the dinner in honor of the congressmen, Serzh Sargsyan said:

“I would like to express gratitude for the financial, humanitarian and technical assistance to Armenia. This year marks the 20th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and USA and I am glad that we celebrate that anniversary on a perfect level of development of our bilateral relations.”

Armenian National Assembly chairman Samvel Nikoyan also received the delegation headed by Congressman David Dreier. During the meeting, it was stressed that the USA are fully involved in the resolution of vital problems related to Armenia’s foreign policy, particularly to Karabakh peace talks.

“As an MP I would like the USA to take the same stance on Karabakh as on Kosovo. But we are content with USA’s current position yet,” said Samvel Nikoyan.

The head of the parliament also welcomed the U.S. assistance to the process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. He noted that despite the fact that Turkey again speaks the language of preconditions, nevertheless the issue of ratification of the protocols is still on the agenda of the Armenian parliament.

“This way we show our respect to the international community,” Samvel Nikoyan stressed. He expressed the hope that “Turkey will realize one day that the peaceful existence with the neighbors is better than a tough stance.”