ERDOGAN: FROM PASSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD TO ACTIVE RELATIONS

9/09/25/neighbour/
15:09 25/09/2009

The Turkish Prime Minister Rejep Tayip Erdogan made a speech in the
64th summit of the UN General Assembly.

The Turkish PM raised various questions in this speech but still the
highlights of it were the relations with the neighbor countries. He
declared that within the recent 7 years Ankara has taken initiative to
solve its problems with the neighbor states.

Turkey keeps in mind the slogan `zero problems with neighbors’ and
follows the path to normalize ties.

Regarding the Armenian matter, Turkish PM said: `The measures made to
normalize ties with neighbor Armenia gives its harvest. It’s the
highest time regulate the relations of Armenia and Azerbaijan and
other issues in Caucasus,’ Erdogan said.