ARMENIA READY TO ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH TURKEY WITHOUT ANY PRECONDITIONS

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Sept 14 2006

YEREVAN, September 14. /ARKA/. Armenia is ready to establish diplomatic
relations with Turkey without any preconditions, Armenian Deputy
Foreign Minister Arman Kirakosyan said Thursday at his meeting with
schoolchildren dedicated to 15th anniversary of Armenia’s independence.

However, he said, Turkey wants Karabakh-related concessions from
Armenia and demand Armenia to stop seeking the 1915 Genocide fact
admission.

KIrakosyan stressed that the Genocide fact admission is one of
top-priority issues in Armenia’s foreign policy.