ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY ADVISES TO TRUST ONLY IN OFFICIAL INFORMATION REGARDING SERIOUS ISSUES

ArmInfo
2009-04-24 13:42:00

ArmInfo. Armenian Foreign Ministry advises to trust only in the
official information regarding serious issues.

‘It would be more correct to trust in the information stemming from
the official sources regarding such serious issues’, – the head of
press-service of Armenian Foreign Ministry, Tigran Balayan, said to
ArmInfo correspondent when commenting on the text of the road-map on
normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.

To note, APA reports that the pro-government Sabah newspaper wrote
the content of the roadmap. The roadmap, which will determine the
fate of Turkey-Armenia relations, consists of 5 main items:

-Armenia will recognize Gars treaty signed between the USSR and Turkey
in 1921;

-Joint commission of historians will be set up to investigate the
genocide claims and the third countries may join the commission;

-The borders will be reopened between the two countries and relevant
agreements will be signed to begin trade;

-The two countries will accredit their ambassadors to Georgia in
Ankara and Yerevan, after that direct diplomatic relations will
be established;

-The issues in the roadmap requiring approval of the legislative body
will be discussed in the parliament.

The document does not cover Nagorno Karabakh conflict, but
normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations will take place in parallel
with the process of solution. The source in Turkish Foreign Ministry
said to the Sabah: "Though the solution to Cyprus problem is not set
as stipulation in Turkey-European Union relations, this issue is a
reality. Nagorno Karabakh problem will also be so."