Arka News Agency, Armenia
Jan 29 2007

ARMENIAN DEPUTY FM, TURKISH FOREIGN OFFICE REP MEET IN POSITIVE
ATMOSPHERE

YEREVAN, January 30. /ARKA/. On the initiative of the Turkish side,
RA Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakosyan held a meeting in
Istanbul with Director General, Directorate of Bilateral Relations,
Turkish Foreign Office, Ambassador Reshed Uman, the Press and
Information Department, Ra Foreign Office, reports, referring to
Acting Press Secretary of the RA Foreign Office Vladimir Karapetyan.
"During the meeting, which was held in a positive atmosphere, the
sides discussed the two countries’ positions and the possibilities of
positive changes in Armenian-Turkish relations," he said.
"It should be noted that the sides still have disagreements over the
issues under discussion," Karapetyan said.
According to him, Armenia remains ready to establish diplomatic
relations with Turkey without any preconditions.
"We hope that Turkey will take steps to overcome the existing
disagreements," he said.
Arman Kirakosyan was in Istanbul to take part in the funeral of the
Editor-in-Chief of the Armenian-language weekly "Agos" Hrant Dink,
who was killed on January 19, 2007. P.T. -0–