PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN RESPONDS TO THE QUESTION RAISED BY THE CORRESPONDENT OF REGNUM DURING THE JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF CROATIA

President.am
Sept 11 2009
Armenia

It looks like with the pre-signing of the two Protocols the
Armenian-Turkish political dialogue enters a new stage. What do you
expect from it?

My initiative on normalizing relations with Turkey was a step aimed
at the normalization of relations between two neighboring states,
relations that would be up to the 21st century. Currently, these
documents are undergoing the process of internal discussions in our
two countries. This is the first time that we present to our public
an international agreement before it is signed. I am confident that
right now everything depends on political vision and political will
of the political forces and mostly of the political leadership of
the two countries. We either open a way for a new South Caucasus or
deepen controversies, mistrust and animosity in our region. I hope
that we will go for the first option.