President Serzh Sargsyan received the US Senator Richard Durbin

President Serzh Sargsyan received today the US Senator Richard Durbin.

Welcoming the guest, Serzh Sargsyan stressed the importance of the work conducted in the US Senate by the friends of our country and underscored that assistance of the senators to Armenia and the Armenian people has been very important for Armenia’s development and helped to maintain stability in our region.

President Sargsyan noted that in the last twenty years, the United States has provided considerable financial, humanitarian and technical assistance to Armenia for which he thanked the people of the United States, its Government and legislature. The President of Armenia expressed gratitude personally to Senator Richard Durbin, who was a co-sponsor of the Resolution on the Armenian Genocide introduced in Senate in March, 2007, for his constant attention toward the issues related to the Armenian people.

The President of Armenia and Senator Durbin discussed issues pertinent to the development of the Armenian-American relations, spoke about regional problems and challenges.