Kathimerini, Greece
May 14 2005

Turkish, Armenian leaders due to meet next week, report says

ISTANBUL (AP) – Leaders of neighbors Turkey and Armenia are expected
to meet for rare talks at a summit next week, Turkey’s Anatolia news
agency said yesterday. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
and Armenian President Robert Kocharian were expected to meet on the
sidelines of a Council of Europe summit scheduled for Monday and
Tuesday in Warsaw, the agency said. The date of the meeting was not
specified. Turkish and Armenian officials could not immediately
confirm the report. However, Council of Europe spokesman Can Fisek
said there were `strong indications’ the leaders would meet.