NORMALIZATION OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS LINKED WITH NAGORNO-KARABAKH: DAVUTOGLU

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12:53 â~@¢ 23.12.09

Asked to comment on the ratification of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols,
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the issue should be
dealt with via a "visionary" approach instead of by enacting arbitrary
deadlines, reports Turkish news agency Today’s Zaman.

Ruling out criticism of Ankara for linking the establishment of
Armenian-Turkish relations to the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict between Baku and Yerevan, Davutoglu said:

"Normalization at the bilateral level is linked with an improvement
in the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Turkish-Armenian border has
been closed for years but we are still trying to resolve this issue.

If the same kind of good intention can be shown on the other issue,
then it may reach a further level as well."
From: Baghdasarian