KARABAKH ISSUE NOT LINKED TO NORMALIZATION OF TURKISH-ARMENIAN RELATIONS

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.04.2009 11:52 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations should
have no preconditions and it is with this mutual understanding that
we have been negotiating with the Turkish side, Armenian Foreign
Minister said.

"Normalization of the relations has no linkage to the resolution of
Nagorno Karabakh problem and has never been a subject of negotiations
towards the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. It has been
said many times, and I want to stress it again, that the normalization
of Armenian-Turkish relations can never question the reality of
Armenian Genocide," Edward Nalbandian said, adding that dozens of
states and international organizations have recognized the Armenian
Genocide, which Armenia has welcomed.

"I believe, that the statements, which put forth preconditions for
the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations may be regarded
as an attempt to impede the progress reached in the negotiations,"
Minister Nalbandian said, the RA MFA press office reported.