CANADA WELCOMES AGREEMENT BETWEEN TURKEY AND ARMENIA

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
04.09.2009 19:03 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Canada said Friday it welcomed an agreement between
Turkey and Armenia to start internal political consultations to
establish diplomatic relations and the development of bilateral
relations.

"The normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations will not only benefit
both nations and their citizens, but also enhance stability, security
and development within their turbulent and vital neighborhood,"
Lawrence Cannon, the Canadian foreign minister, said in a statement
on Friday.

The statement also recalled that Cannon recently met with Turkish
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Istanbul, where he stressed the
importance of dialogue between Turkey and Armenia, Anatolian News
Agency reported.