MGK DISCUSSES RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA, KURDISH ISSUE

PanARMENIAN.Net
21.10.2009 12:56 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Turkish National Security Council (MGK) held
Tuesday a meeting to discuss the government’s recent efforts to settle
the Kurdish issue and the process of Armenian-Turkish rapprochement,
which has recently gained momentum with an agreement signed between
the two countries.

October’s regular MGK meeting came just after the surrender of a group
of outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to Turkish authorities on
Monday, which was evaluated by many as a move to strengthen the hand
of the government in its recently launched democratization package
to end the country’s decades-old Kurdish issue.

Another main topic of yesterday’s MGK meeting was the agreement
signed on Oct. 10 in Zurich between Turkey and Armenia to start
internal political consultations to establish diplomatic relations and
develop bilateral relations. The protocols, which must be ratified in
order to go into effect, envisage internal political consultations
being concluded within six weeks. The Turkish government favors
the ratification of the protocols simultaneously with the Armenian
parliament. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu briefed the meeting’s
participants about the current process regarding relations with
Armenia, Today’s Zaman reported.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress