TURKISH PM: ARMENIA-TURKEY AGREEMENT SIGNATURE NOT DEPENDENT ON PROGRESS IN KARABAKH TALKS
PanARMENIAN.Net
07.10.2009 11:25 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The signing of the agreement between Armenia and
Turkey wasn’t dependent on progress in Karabakh talks, Turkish Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview with The Wall
Street Journal.
Mr. Erdogan also pointed the two processes – a resolution of the
Karabakh conflict and rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia –
remain linked, and that a positive outcome at this week’s talks,
to be held in Moldova, would help overall.
The Turkish leader said the only obstacle to signing the deal Saturday
would come if Armenia seeks to alter the text. "This is perhaps the
most important point – that Armenia should not allow its policies to
be taken hostage by the Armenian diaspora," Mr. Erdogan said