Serzh Sargsyan called Pentagon to give equal military aid to Yerevan and Baku

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Armenia’s Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan met US Defense Secretary Robert Gates in the United States. As REGNUM is told at the press office of the Armenian government, during the meeting, noting the high level of the Armenian-US relations, Serzh Sargsyan expressed satisfaction with the development of the military and political cooperation and thanked for the persistent assistance rendered by the USA to the Armenian armed forces.

Speaking on rendering military assistance to countries in South Caucasus, Serzh Sargsyan particularly noted importance of preserving the parity in rendering military aid to Armenia and Azerbaijan. On a request by Robert Gates, the Armenian prime minister informed him on the activity of the Armenian government.

Speaking on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, Serzh Sargsyan noted that Armenia supports sooner and political settlement of the conflict grounding on mutual concessions. He informed that the dialog within frameworks of the Minsk Group will bring about necessary results.