TURKISH MASS MEDIA: TURKISH AND ARMENIAN DIPLOMATS BEGIN NEXT ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS

ArmInfo
2008-09-18 10:37:00

ArmInfo. The next round of negotiations between the Armenian and
Turkish diplomats began in Switzerland, APA reports with reference
to the Turkish Daily News. According to the newspaper, diplomats are
trying to finalize a draft for the common declaration of good will
in the wake of a tripartite meeting between the foreign ministers of
Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia to take place in New York at the end
of September, said the Turkish Daily News, APA reports.

Undersecretary of the foreign ministry, Ertugrul Apakan, and his
deputy, Unal Chevikez, headed for Switzerland late Sunday to meet
their counterparts in Bern, which already hosted two rounds of talks
in May and July.

Diplomatic sources said Armenia now moves closer to giving a green
light for a joint committee of historians to study the events of
1915. The source recalls that the Armenian and Turkish diplomats have
already held secret negotiations in Switzerland in May.