E. NALBANDIAN SAYS ARMENIA EXPECTS FOR PRACTICAL STEPS FROM TURKEY

YEREVAN, JULY 3, ARMENPRESS: "If Turkey is ready to implement the
reached agreements we can only welcome. We expect for practical
steps," said the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian during
the joint press conference with the Greek Foreign Ministry, OSCE
Chairperson-in-Office Dora Bakoyannis who is in Armenia on a regional
visit.
On the request of Armenpress commenting on the Turkish Foreign
Minister Ahmed Davudoghlu’s "Turkey is faithful to implement the
agreements reached with Armenia" statement Edward Nalbandian said: "We
can only greet such statement of the Turkish Foreign Minister as the
agreement reached between Armenia and Turkey refers to the regulation
of relations and opening of borders between Armenia and Turkey without
any preconditions."
The Minister stressed that there exists not only bilateral dialogue
but also serious negotiations the new round of which started in
September last year and on spring this year the sides came to certain
agreements.
Formerly Turkey used to impose stipulations for the Karabakh
conflict troubleshooting and recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
"When we started to conduct negotiations we reached a consensus
that we go towards the regulation of relations and opening of borders
through mutual perception and without preconditions," the Armenian
Foreign Minister said.