TURKEY CONFIRMS GUL’ S VISIT TO YEREVAN

armradio.am
04.09.2008 15:15

On September 6 Turkish President Abdullah Gul will arrive in Yerevan
at the invitation of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to watch the
qualifying match between the national football teams of the two
countries within the framework of the FIFA World Cup 2010, Press
Service of the President of Turkey reported.

"The visit can contribute to the establishment of a new atmosphere
of friendship and peace in the region," the press release reads.

"We hope that the upcoming match will help eliminate the obstacles
to the rapprochement of the two countries having common history
and will contribute to the improvement of mutual understanding,"
the document notes.