BAKU: Council Of Europe Ready To Help Turkey-Armenia Rapprochement

COUNCIL OF EUROPE READY TO HELP TURKEY-ARMENIA RAPPROCHEMENT

news.az
Nov 19 2009
Azerbaijan

Thorbjorn Jagland The Council of Europe is ready to help the
rapprochement process between Turkey and Armenia, Secretary General
Thorbjorn Jagland has said.

He was speaking at a press conference on Wednesday after Switzerland
took over the chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers from Slovenia.

"I welcome Turkey-Armenia rapprochement and hope that it will help
us solve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," Jagland said.

He said that if Turkey and Armenia need the support of the Council
of Europe, the council is ready to help.

"We have not been approached on this issue yet," Jagland said.