TURKEY: LEADER TO VISIT ARMENIA
New York Times
Sept 5 2008
NY
President Abdullah Gul of Turkey plans on Saturday to become the
first Turkish head of state to visit Armenia. Mr. Gul has accepted an
invitation from President Serge Sargsyan of Armenia to attend a World
Cup qualifying soccer match between the countries, which do not have
diplomatic relations and remain deeply divided over the World War I-era
massacres of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire. The invitation and
Mr. Gul’s acceptance were intended to improve relations with Armenia,
which has long accused the Turks of genocide. But the meeting has
also angered nationalists in Turkey.