POLAND READY TO MEDIATE BETWEEN ARMENIA, TURKEY – FOREIGN MINISTER
Mediamax news agency
26 Feb 07
Yerevan, 26 February: Poland is ready to act as a mediator and
normalize relations between Armenia and Turkey provided that both
sides agree, Polish Foreign Minister Anna Fotyga said in Yerevan today.
Speaking at a news conference in Yerevan, Anne Fotyga said that Poland
enjoys historically strong relations both with Turkey and Armenia
and this serves as a basis for its willingness to play a role in
normalizing Armenian-Turkish relations.
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan said that he briefed his
counterpart on Yerevan’s position, which is to establish diplomatic
relations with Ankara without pre-conditions.
As for Poland’s initiative, "it can only be welcomed; it will remain
on the agenda and it cannot be ruled out that it will be used one day",
Oskanyan said.
Such an initiative should not become "an end in itself", the Armenian
foreign minister said. "All sides must be certain that such mediation
will be able to bring about tangible results," he said.