ARMENIAN LEADER MEETS TURKISH PRESIDENT’S ENVOY IN YEREVAN

Mediamax
Sept 3 2008
Armenia

Yerevan, 3 September: Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received the
special envoy of the Turkish president, Unal Cevikoz, in Yerevan today.

They discussed Turkish President Abdullah Gul’s expected visit [on 6
September] to Armenia to jointly watch a football match between the
national teams of the two countries, the presidential press service
has told Mediamax.

Sargsyan described as positive the visit of the Turkish president’s
special envoy. The Armenian president noted that it created an
opportunity to discuss issues concerning the normalization of bilateral
relations and exchange views on regional problems.

The two men also discussed Turkey’s initiative on setting up a
"Caucasian platform of peace and stability". Noting that the Turkish
prime minister came up with a difficult but extremely important
initiative, the Armenian president said that he was in favour of
discussing any problems.

"Armenia welcomes all the efforts aimed at strengthening confidence,
stability and security, as well as expanding cooperation in the
region," the president said. Sargsyan also expressed his opinion with
regard to the proposal on setting up the "Caucasian platform of peace
and stability".

[Mediamax news agency, Yerevan, in Russian 0703 gmt 3 Sep 08 said
that Armenian Foreign Minister Edvard Nalbandyan had met the Turkish
president’s special envoy Unal Cevikoz. They discussed details of
Turkish President Abdullah Gul’s forthcoming visit to Armenia, the
agency said.]