Turkish FM accepts an invitation to visit Armenia

armradio.am
10.03.2009 17:26

Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan decided to accept an invitation to
attend a Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) meeting in Yerevan next
month, Hurriyet daily reported.

The Turkish foreign minister accepted an invitation from his Armenian
counterpart Edward Nalbandian to attend the meeting to be held at the
level of Foreign Ministers on April 16-17 as part of efforts targeting
the normalization of relations between the neighboring countries.

Babacan’s decision is also seen as a gesture that aims at reducing the
"risk" that U.S. President Barack Obama would define the 1915 incidents
as "genocide" in a speech due to be delivered on April 24.

Babacan said last Sunday there was still a "risk" that Obama would
recognize the incidents as "genocide", adding that such a move would
only impede efforts to reconcile Turkey and Armenia.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress