Anadolu Agency, Turkey
Oct 14 2009
Turkish, Armenian presidents discuss rapprochement process, difficulties
Bursa, 14 October: Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Wednesday
making history can not take place in a single day.
Gul’s comments came at a meeting of the delegations of Turkey and
Armenia in Bursa on Wednesday.
"This is a process. We have witnessed together that we can solve the
difficult problems within this process," Gul said during the meeting
of Turkish and Armenian delegations.
Sources said that Gul told the delegations "great steps were taken. A
legal platform was prepared. There are documents that were signed. The
next process will be to make progress on this platform".
The calendar as set forth in the documents will go into effect once
the documents have been approved, Gul said.
Gul told the delegations of the two countries that the process was not
merely watched by the peoples of Turkey and Armenia but also the whole
globe.
This shows how great a step we have taken together, Gul said.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, in his part, said during the
meeting of the delegations that the steps taken by Turkey and Armenia
were crucial.
I have experienced difficulty while trying to inform certain circles
since August 31. I have completed the process by facing difficulties,
Sargsyan told at the meeting of the two delegations.
I have not tried to inform people in order to receive permission from
the Armenian diaspora. I wanted to convey a decision of the Armenian
Government to the diaspora and held meetings in order to update them,
Sargsyan said.
There could be individuals with different thoughts in both countries,
Turkey and Armenia. What is important is to see that the number of
people thinking positively about our steps are in the majority,
Sargsyan told in the meeting of the delegations.
The number of people thinking positively will increase in time. We are
doing the right thing. We are taking steps which we believe are right,
Sargsyan also said.