ARMENIA WORKS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF RELATIONS WITH TURKEY

PanARMENIAN.Net
02.12.2006 14:52 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia works for improvement of relations with
Turkey, however it does not accept preconditions put forward by it,
Secretary of the National Security Council at the President of Armenia,
Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan stated Friday, when presented the
draft National Security Strategy of the country. "Armenia works for
improvement of relations with Turkey via establishing contacts both
at the state and non-state levels," the Minister said.

Nevertheless, in his words, Armenia does not accept preconditions put
forward by Turkey for establishing relations. Sargsyan also added
that Armenia also considers the necessity for Turkey to recognize
the Armenian Genocide as restoration of historical justice regarding
the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire and their descendants,
and ruling out new infringement against Armenia within that context,
reports Novosti-Armenia.