ROBERT KOCHARYAN: ARMENIA READY TO ESTABLISH RELATIONS WITH TURKEY WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS

ArmRadio.am
19.02.2007 16:25

RA President reiterated that Armenia is ready to establish diplomatic
relations with Turkey without preconditions.

In an interview published in the "Figaro" newspaper today Robert
Kocharyan declined the suggestion of Turkey to create a joint
commission of historians to investigate the events of 1915 and called
on Ankara to create an intergovernmental commission.

"Normalizatuion of relations is the responsibility of governments,
not historians," said teh Armenian President.

"That is why we are ready to establish diplomatic relations without
preconditions, create an intergovernmental commission and discuss all
the questions, including the most delicate ones," Robert Kocharyan
mentioned.