ArmInfo
2009-10-19 11:33:00

ArmInfo President Barack Obama and Turkish President Abdullah
Gul discussed Saturday the "historic progress" being made to
normalize relations between Turkey and Armenia, "and the importance
of maintaining the momentum in this important effort," the White
House said.

Former foes Turkey and Armenia signed historic deals last week that
were backed by world powers to end decades of hostility, establish
formal ties and open their border.

Obama and Gul also discussed "the need for sustained engagement
in resolving the Cyprus problem and in promoting stability in
Bosnia-Herzegovina," the White House said.

"The two Presidents agreed on the importance of continued consultations
on these and other key topics on the global security agenda."

But the White House did not say whether the two leaders discussed
Turkey’s rocky relations with Israel, amid a recent exchange of verbal
volleys between the two strategic allies. The sides also discussed
the situation with Afghanistan.

…Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said this week that
Obama had invited him to visit Washington on October 29, according
to the Anatolia news agency. The US president visited Turkey in April.