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PRESS
RELEASE
For Immediate Release ~ June 9, 2000
Contact: Lucy Keshishian
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GORE TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT KOCHARIAN
Vice President to Host White House Lunch for Visiting Armenian President
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Falls Church, VA: Vice President Al Gore announced today that he will meet in the White House on June 26th with Armenian President Robert Kocharian for discussions on a range of bilateral and regional issues.
The Vice President, in a gesture which both reaffirms the relations between the two governments and strengthens the enduring friendship of the American and Armenian peoples, will host a lunch at the White House in President Kocharian's honor.
"We very much appreciate the warmth with which the Vice President is welcoming President Kocharian to the White House," said AADLC Executive Director Alex Sardar. "We look forward to a productive dialogue on the Vice President's U.S.-Armenia Joint Task Force and to real progress in the partnership between these two states in developing Armenia's economic potential."
Vice President Gore launched the U.S.-Armenia Joint Task Force, last year after meeting with the late Prime Minister of Armenia, Vasken Sarkissian. This high-level group met this May in Yerevan and has already begun working to promote economic cooperation, advance progress on market reforms, and maximize the effectiveness of U.S. assistance programs
Below find the text of the press release issued today by the office of Vice President Gore.
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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Vice President
For Immediate Release Contact: (202) 456-7035 Friday, June 9, 2000
VICE PRESIDENT GORE TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT KOCHARIAN OF ARMENIA
Vice President Gore announced today that he will meet with the President of Armenia, Robert Kocharian, in Washington on June 26. He will also host a lunch in honor of Armenia's President.
The Vice President plans to review the progress of the U.S.-Armenian Joint Task Force with President Kocharian, and to discuss regional issues, among them American support for the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process and the restoration of economic ties among the countries of the Caucasus. They will also discuss joint efforts to promote Armenian democracy, security, and economic recovery.
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