TURKISH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MEETS HIS ARMENIAN COUNTERPART IN MOSCOW

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Nov 24 2009
Azerbaijan

Turkish Parliament Speaker Mehmet Ali Sahin, who is currently in
Russian capital of Moscow for the 34th General Assembly of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Cooperation (PABSEC), had a
meeting with Armenian National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan on
Monday, Anadolu Agency reported.

After the meeting, Sahin told reporters that Turkey which acted
with the principle of improving ties with its neighbors was eager to
normalize its relations with Armenia.

Turkey and Armenia earlier signed protocols foreseeing normalization
of relations, he said.