PREMATURE TO SPEAK ABOUT RUSSIA’S, ARMENIA’S AND TURKEY’S COOPERATION PROJECTS, SAYS TURKISH AMBASSADOR

Tert
Oct 29 2009
Armenia

Signing of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols in Zurich gives evidence of
the wish not only to establish relations between the two countries
but also to improve Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, said Turkish
Ambassador to Russia Khalil Akinci in his interview to Russian paper
Nezawisimaya Gazeta.

According to Akinci, it is still too untimely to speak about Russia’s
cooperation projects with Armenia and Turkey. "It is necessary that
the Turkish [parliament] Mili Majlis firstly ratifies the Protocols.

During the ratification process, wishes to normalize
Armenian-Azerbaijani relations will be voiced at the Turkish
parliament. It’s not always that our parliament submits to the
government’s requests. And the government’s policy is that good
relations with neighbours are established," the ambassador concluded.