OBAMA URGES TURKISH, ARMENIAN FMS TO COMPLETE NORMALIZATION TALKS

armradio.am
07.04.2009 12:12

U.S. President Barack Obama urged the Foreign Ministers of Turkey
and Armenia during a meeting late Monday to complete talks aimed at
restoring ties between the two neighbors.

Obama delivered his message personally to Turkish Foreign Minister Ali
Babacan and Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian when he met
them at a reception in Istanbul for guests attending an international
forum promoting understanding between the Western and Islamic worlds,
Hurriyet Daily reported.

"On the margins of tonight’s Alliance of Civilizations dinner, the
president met the foreign ministers of Turkey, Armenia and Switzerland
to commend their efforts toward Turkish-Armenian normalization
and to urge them to complete an agreement with dispatch," a senior
U.S. official was quoted by Reuters as telling reporters in Istanbul.