AZG Armenian Daily #087, 08/05/2008
Armenia-Turkey
ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONFIRMS READINESS TO
NORMALIZE RELATIONS WITH TURKEY
Edward Nalbandian, the Foreign Minister of Armenia,
today confirmed the readiness of the authorities of
Armenia to normalize the relations with Turkey without
any preconditions. This statement was made during a
press conference in Paris, which took place after the
meeting of Mr. Nalbandian with his French colleague
Bernard Couchener on May 5.
The Minister stressed that the present generations of
both the Armenian and the Turkish peoples have
inherited a heavy burden from their past. In order to
turn this black page of their history, political
leaders must cooperate. ‘For its part, Armenia is
ready for it. We propose establishing relations
without preconditions, which will be in favor of both
the region and the two countries’, the Minister said.
Translated by A.M.