ARMENIA SETS CONDITIONS FOR HIS VISITING TURKEY

Interfax
July 29 2009
Russia

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said on Tuesday that he would accept
an invitation from his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gul, to attend a
soccer match in Turkey in October "only on condition of open borders
[between Armenia and Turkey] or if we are on the threshold of lifting
the blockade of Armenia."

Sargsyan was speaking at a news conference in Yerevan.

In September last year, Gul visited Armenia at Sargsyan’s invitation
to attend a soccer match between the Armenian and Turkish national
teams. The two teams are due to meet again in October, this time in
Turkey. Gul has invited Sargsyan to the match.

"Under the current circumstances, the Armenian side expects
constructive moves to provide an appropriate atmosphere for the visit,"
Sargsyan told Tuesday’s news conference.

Sargsyan also insisted that any conflict must be settled by diplomatic
means.

"We are sure that there are no universal methods of conflict
settlement. Every conflict has its own history and its own process. It
is impossible to find a just and stable solution without taking this
into account," he said.
From: Baghdasarian