ARMENIA SETS NO CONDITIONS FOR DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH TURKEY, DIPLOMAT SAYS

Mediamax news agency
31 Jan 05

YEREVAN

Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan met French President
Jacques Chirac, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas and
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul on 27-28 January during a
ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the
Auschwitz concentration camp.

This was announced at a briefing today by Armenian Deputy Foreign
Minister Ruben Shugaryan, who accompanied the prime minister during
his visit to Poland.

At a brief meeting with the Turkish foreign minister, Andranik
Markaryan confirmed Armenia’s readiness to establish diplomatic
relations with Turkey without any conditions, Ruben Shugaryan said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress