German foreign minister, Armenian leader discuss Turkish border

Mediamax news agency
22 Apr 04

YEREVAN

Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and German Foreign Minister
Joschka Fischer discussed in Yerevan today the normalization of
Armenian-Turkish relations.

Mediamax news agency quoted Fischer as saying this at a briefing after
his meeting with Kocharyan.

Responding to a question from Mediamax on Germany’s stance regarding
attempts to link the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations to a
settlement of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict, Fischer said that
“putting forward conditions does not help solve regional problems”. He
also said that the European Union’s view is that these issues should
be resolved in a comprehensive way.

Fischer said that “neighbours must practice give-and-take which will
enable them to reach agreements”.