WILL TEZGOR BE APPOINTED TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA?

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03:12 pm | April 29, 2009 | Politics

Turkish Ambassador to Georgia, Ertan Tezgor will likely be appointed
Turkey’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia,
reports tumgazeteler.com webiste.

Before the appointment to the new post, Ertan Tezgor will represent
Turkey’s interests in Armenia ensuring the direct coupling between
the Foreign Ministries of the two countries under question.

The issue of the Armenian Ambassador to Turkey will be decided
after Serzh Sargsyan’s visit to Turkey in October, reports Sabina
Freizer, the Project Director of the International Crisis Group (ICG)
on Caucasus.

Spokesman for the RoA Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Tigran Balayan
says it is no use speaking about the appointment of an ambassador
until diplomatic relations are established between Armenia and Turkey.

Today, all documentary issues between the two countries are regulated
through Armenian and Turkish embassies of Georgia. Actually, Ertan
Tezgor de facto links the two countries.

With regard to the ambassador’s safety, signaled by some forces,
Tigran Balayan said the sides are obliged to guarantee the security
of the diplomatic corps under the Vienna agreement.