Rapprochement Between Turkey And Armenia Is Encouraging, U.S. Secretary Of State

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia was an encouraging one.
Clinton delivered a speech at a session held in the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs.

The steps that have been taken by leaders of Turkey and Armenia in the recent period were encouraging, she said.

Clinton said she believed that other steps which would be taken by the two countries to normalize relations and open border crossings would create a better climate and U.S. President Barack Obama fully supported these efforts.

In regard to the Cyprus issue, Clinton said that the United States backed a bi-communal, bi-zonal and federal solution in Cyprus.