TURK-ARMENIAN DELEGATIONS WELCOME GUL’S VISIT TO ARMENIA

Sept 10 2008
Turkey

Yavuz Mildon, chairman of the Congress of European Local Authorities
and also head of the Turkish delegation, issued a joint statement
with Emin Yeritsian, deputy chairman of the congress who also heads
the Armenian delegation.

Heads of Turkish and Armenian delegations at the Congress of Local
and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (COE) have welcomed
Turkish President Abdullah Gul’s visit to Armenia to watch a World
Cup qualifier between Turkish and Armenian national teams in Yerevan
on September 6th.

Yavuz Mildon, chairman of the Congress of European Local Authorities
and also head of the Turkish delegation, issued a joint statement
with Emin Yeritsian, deputy chairman of the congress who also heads
the Armenian delegation.

"The visit will constitute a productive opportunity to develop friendly
relations between the two countries. President Gul’s visit provided
new perspective for development of good neighborly relations and
cooperation between local authorities of the two countries. The two
countries should not miss such an opportunity," the statement read.