TURKISH DIPLOMAT: "PROGRESS IN THE RESOLUTION OF THE ARMENIAN-AZERBAIJANI CONFLICT WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE TURKISH-ARMENIAN RELATIONS AND VISE VERSA"

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Jan 26 2009
Azerbaijan

As is known, the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Turkey,
Azerbaijan, Russia and Georgia in the framework of the pentalateral
meeting of the Caucasus Stability Platform, initiated by Turkey.

Hurriyet newspaper notes regarding this issue that serious progress has
recently been recorded in the relations between Turkey and Armenia. The
newspaper also refers to Armenian FM Edward Nalbandyan that "we are
close to the improvement of relations".

The author of the article reminds that Turkish Foreign Minister
Ali Babacan said in his recent interview: "I can state that we with
Armenia have never been so close to the improvement of relations".

One of the Turkish diplomats, whose name is not specified, told
reporters that unlike the previous one, this meeting of officials of
the two countries will not be a surprise, as they had communicated
before.

He added that currently Turkey is not planning to make any big step
in its relations with Armenia. He also noted that the progress in
the resolution of the Karabakh conflict will have a positive impact
on the improvement of Turkish-Armenian relations and vise versa.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress