ERDOGAN WISHES TO SEE CO-CHAIRS DURING SIGNING

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13:20 / 10/07/2009

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan does not see any problems
with Protocols’ signing, "as the world has known and will see again
we always stick to our promises," the Premier said in the interview
with The Wall Street Journal.

"Our Foreign Minister is going to sign this agreement with the Armenian
Foreign Minister Nalbandyan on October 10," he stated, underlining
that Turkish side is ready to sign the documents "so long as there
is no change to the text."

"We’d also like to see the Minsk group witness the signing of this
agreement actually — and if the French don’t come perhaps the
Americans or the Russians will come. And in addition to that the
meeting in Moldova is very important because although the Armenians
sometimes say this agreement has nothing to do with the Azeris,
there is in fact a relationship. Because most recently, I believe
when president Sargsyan was on an international visit, he was faced
by a reaction from the Armenian Diaspora. So what he does in face of
the reaction of the Diaspora is very important. If he can stand firm,
and if it is the government of Armenia and not the Armenian Diaspora
that is determining policy in Armenia, then I think that we can move
forward. As far as we’re concerned there is no problem. But it is up
to the Government in Armenia," he reckons.