RA MFA: ARMENIA WILL NEVER URGE DIASPORA TO STOP EFFORTS FOR INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF GENOCIDE

PanARMENIAN.Net
25.11.2008 15:15 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said
Armenia will never urge the Diaspora to stop efforts for international
recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

"Nevertheless, we are committed to normalize relations with Turkey,"
he told a news conference in Istanbul.

"There is a good atmosphere and an active dialogue for normalization of
relations. President Gul took the right decision to visit Armenia. We
are positive about the process and expect the same attitude from
the Turkish side. Opening of borders between the two countries and
establishment of diplomatic relations without any preconditions is
the way to proceed. This is not a favor that we are asking for,
it is in the interest of both sides," Minister Nalbandian said,
Hurriyet daily reports.

The Armenian Foreign Minister was in Istanbul for participation in
a summit of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, as Armenia assumed
the rotating presidency in the organization last month.