Journal of Turkish Weekly
July 13 2005

Closed talks between Turkey and Armenia confrimed

Source: Hurriyet

Amid rumors of a “secret meeting”, The Turkish Foreign office
confirmed on Monday that talks between Armenian and Turkish diplomats
took place in a European city recently. During the meeting Turkey
presented its proposals on the issue of normalizing relations between
the two countries. The meeting took place following the exchange of
letters between the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan. The letters addressed the
subject of the so-called Armenian genocide.

A second closed meeting is set to take place in an undisclosed
European town shortly. Armenia will present its proposals at the
second round of talks. One thing that is sure Erdogan and Kocharyan
have reached an agreement to take concrete steps to satisfy both
sides and to create an atmosphere of confidence.

The Armenian Foreign Ministry is yet to release a statement on the
talks.