UKRAINE HAILS TURKEY’S, ARMENIA’S DECISION TO MEND RELATIONS
Ukrainian news agency UNIAN
Sept 2 2009
Kiev, 2 September: The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has welcomed a
joint statement by the Swiss Foreign Ministry’s federal department,
the Armenian Foreign Ministry and the Turkish Foreign Ministry on
the process of improving relations between Turkey and Armenia and the
two countries’ agreement to begin domestic political consultations on
signing the protocols which have been agreed during the talks [on 31
August], the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, Vasyl Kyrylych,
has said in a commentary on the process of mending relations between
Turkey and Armenia forwarded to UNIAN.
According to the commentary, Kyrylych was speaking about the protocol
"On establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries"
and the protocol "On the development of relations between the two
countries".
"The signing of these protocols and their implementation will be
of the great importance for mending relations between Armenia and
Turkey. This will help strengthen security, peace and stability in
this important region," Kyrylych said.