Sabah, Turkey
Feb. 22, 2008

Gül gives message to Armenian leader

President Gül sent a message to Armenian leader Sarkisyan: "let
relations be as they were before, let’s make effort for this."

Gül sends congrats message to Sarkisyan

After the Prime Minister Erdoðan’s suggestion to found a common
history committee was not responded to, President Abdullah Gül sent
messages of peace to the new Armenian leader Serj Sarkisyan. Gül sent
a congratulations message to the leader including the statement "let
relations be as they were before, let’s make effort for this." Gül’s
congratulations message was communicated to Erivan, which is
recognized by the Turkish government, and not communicated directly
via the Tiflis embassy.

Gül stated: "I hope that your new role will provide opportunities for
normalizing the relations between Turks and Armenians, who have
proved being able to live in peace and harmony for centuries. I
candidly hope that our common efforts will contribute to the peace
and well-being in our region and will create an atmosphere based on
mutual trust and cooperation."