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00:50 ¢ 11.10.09
Protocol Signing Retarded Because of Turkish Statement
The oral statement of the Turkish side contained rather unacceptable
points for the Armenian side and they were left out as a result of
negotiatons, MFA spokesperson Tigran Balayan commented on the
postponement of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols signing.
He mentioned that the signing of the Protocols between Armenia and
Turkey was an important and turning point in the settlement of the
Armenian-Turkish relations.
Balayan said that the Armenian side appreciated the assistance of the
international community in this process.
Armenia and Turkey signed agreements on Saturday to establish
diplomatic ties and open borders.
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and his Armenian counterpart
Edward Nalbandian signed the Swiss-mediated deal in Zurich at a
meeting attended by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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