TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN ON TURKISH – ARMENIAN RELATIONS

Turkish Press
July 20 2008

ANKARA – Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesman Burak Ozugergin said on
Friday that there were contacts between Turkey and Armenia from time
to time.

Commenting on a news report that appeared in media today with the title
"secret talks with Armenia", Ozugergin said, "Turkey has recognized
Armenia as a state in 1991. The two parties have contacts from time
to time within this scope. There is no sense to interpret the talks
in question differently."