YEREVAN, OCTOBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on October 12 sent a message to U.S President Barack Obama, in which he congratuled B. Obama on receiving the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The message reads: "Dear Mr. President. On behalf of the Armenian people and myself, I heartily congratule you on receiving the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Armenia welcomes your efforts on the establishment of confidence, stability, security and cooperation in the world. From the very first days of your presidency, you have undertaken to carry out a number of important and bold initiatives, in particular those aimed at resolving several long-standing conflicts and building political dialog with various forces. We are convinced that all the current difficulties and controversies in the world can and must be solved by means of dialog because only the solutions achieved through a dialog can satisfy all the sides and become stable and lasting. We also appreciate the constructive activities of the United States as a Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group to help settle the Nagorno Karbakh conflict. I express my sincere gratitide for the consistent assistanace that the U.S. administration, particularly you and Secretary of State Clinton, have provided for the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. You personally reaffirmed this position in our phone conversation which took place during my meetings with Armenian communities in the U.S. I am sure that without the decisive assistance of the United States it would be impossible to make efficient efforts in this respect. I wish you success in our activities in the name of the triumph of universal values and the establishment of global stability and security. Your Excellency, please accept my compliments".

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