CHANCE TO IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH ANKARA NOT LOST – ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY
Interfax
July 20 2009
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Yerevan says relations with Turkey can still be stabilized.
"I think that the chance to stabilize our bilateral relations have
not been lost yet. There is no such country that would not welcome
Armenian-Turkish reconciliation. Only Azerbaijan is opposing it, which,
in my view, is wrong. The Armenian-Turkish reconciliation is good for
the whole region, and Azerbaijan is part of this region," Armenian
Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian told a press conference on Monday.
So far Armenia and Turkey have not signed any document stabilizing
their relations, Nalbandian said.
Nor are there any plans to set up a commission of historians to
investigate the Armenian genocide, he said.
"There is no agreement between Armenia and Turkey to set up a
commission to investigate the Armenian genocide. It was stated
repeatedly that if parties reach a consensus, this will mean that
bilateral relations will be stabilized, diplomatic relations will
be established, the border will be opened, and an inter-governmental
commission will be formed to deal with various issues, including how
the two nations can rebuild their confidence," the Armenian foreign
minister said.