ERDOGAN REAFFIRMS TURKISH PRE-CONDITIONS

ArmInfo
08.12.2009 15:20

U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed bold steps by Turkish Premier
Recep Tayyip Erdogan in normalizing the Armenian-Turkish relations and
urged to go ahead. At a Washington briefing following the meeting,
Erdogan said that the Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement is crucial in
the context of the Armenian-Turkish relations, the White House Press
Service informed.

"We discussed OSCE Minsk Group activities, as well as U.S., France
and Russia’s possible assistance in giving momentum to the talks. It
will impact positively on the process overall, as Armenia-Turkey
reconciliation are closely interrelated," Erdogan said.