AIDE TO TURKISH PRIME MINISTER: "WE ARE WAITING FOR ARMENIANS WITH OPEN ARMS"

Azeri Press Agency
Oct 28 2008
Azerbaijan

Ankara – APA. "We are not enemies with Armenians and do not regard
them as threat. We want to establish all possible best relations with
Armenia. We want to establish good relations with all Armenians in
the world, no matter where they live in Los Angeles or in Paris. We
expect them to support the process, not impede it. We are waiting for
Armenians with open arms," Ahmet Davutoglu, the chief foreign policy
aide to Turkey’s Prime Minister said in his interview to Hurriyet
newspaper. Taking a stance on Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian’s interview to BBC Turkish service Ahmet Davutoglu said
they were ready to solve all the problems with Armenia. Asked about
Azerbaijan’s concerns the aide said: "Improvement of our bilateral
relations will have influence on the Nagorno Karabakh issue," he said.

Edward Nalbandian said in his interview to BBC Turkish service that
there was no obstacle in normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations.

"First we expect diplomatic relations to be established and borders
to be opened. We want intergovernmental commission to be set up to
discuss all the problems between the two sides," he said.