Turkish Press, Egypt
July 10 2008

M.F.A. Spokesman On Armenian President’s Statements
Published: 7/10/2008

ANKARA – Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Burak Ozugergin
said on Thursday that the ministry had been evaluating the proposal of
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan who invited Turkish President
Abdullah Gul to Armenia for a soccer match between Turkey and Armenia.

Turkey and Armenia will play a qualifier on September 6th, 2008 for
the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.

Referring to the statements on normalization of Turkish-Armenian
relations, Ozugergin said Sargsyan earlier made statements for a fresh
start to bilateral relations.

Turkey will host Armenia on October 14th, 2009 for a European
Qualifying Group 5 match.

Spain, Belgium, Estonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina are the other teams in
Group 5.