ABDULLAH GYULL RECEIVES INVITATION

Hayots Ashkhar Daily
Published on July 08, 2008
Armenia

During his visit to Astana, President Serge Sargsyan had a non-official
meeting with the Turkish President Abdullah Gyull who has received
an invitation for arriving in Armenia and watching the Armenia-Turkey
football game together with the Armenian President, Samvel Farmanyan,
Press Secretary of the President reported to radio station "Liberty"
yesterday.

"In the frameworks of the non-official summit of the Presidents and
the solemn ceremonies devoted to the 10th anniversary of Astana,
the capital city of Kazakhstan, Serge Sargsysan had non-official
discussions with the leaders of different countries. The Armenian
and Turkish Presidents did not have a private meeting, and nothing
of the kind was envisaged by the agenda of the summit.

Yes, President Serge Sargsyan did really have a non-official meeting
with the Turkish President Abdullah Gyull in Astana, and during
the meeting, the Turkish President informed Mr. Sargsyan that he
had received the invitation for arriving in Armenia and watching the
Armenia-Turkey qualifying match for the 2010 World Cup. The invitation
was sent to the Turkish President through diplomatic channels and he
received it before leaving for Astana.

I am aware that the President of Turkey has also informed the
representatives of the Mass Media about this," the Spokesman of the
President mentioned. S. Farmanyan also added that, "the information
disseminated by separate news agencies does not correspond to the
reality."