U.S. will continue to encourage normalization between Turkey and Armenia, said Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon delivering a speech at the Korber Foundation on Wednesday. Gordon also stressed that joint efforts with the EU and other international partners have achieved progress, reported State Department’s website. “Our ongoing engagement with and assistance to Georgia has furthered its democratic development, while we have strongly maintained our support for Georgia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. The U.S. and EU supported the Swiss-mediated agreement between Georgia and Russia that paved the way for Russia’s invitation to the WTO in December. Elsewhere in the region, we will continue to press for democratic reforms and an opening of the political space such that human rights and fundamental freedoms are fully respected; to encourage normalization between Turkey and Armenia; and to continue our high-level engagement through the Minsk Group to help Armenia and Azerbaijan find a lasting, peaceful settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,” he said.

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