Public Television of Armenia
June 4 2009

Armenian deputy minister accuses Turkey of delaying normalisation talks

[Presenter] Today Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakosyan
said that meetings between [the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents]
Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev are important in terms of
reconsidering problems between the two countries. Most importantly,
the deputy minister added, the negotiations are based on the Madrid
principles. The deputy minister’s expectations from the meeting
between Sargsyan and Aliyev are optimistic. Delivering a speech in
parliament, Kirakosyan also touched on the current state of
normalisation talks between Armenia and Turkey.

[Kirakosyan] We have reached relevant agreements, but they are being
delayed by the Turkish side and in the conditions of relevant
statements [presumably by Turkish leaders who have said that
normalisation of Turkish-Armenian ties depends on the resolution of
the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict]. We hope that Turkish authorities will
respect those agreements and we will able to continue the process.