YEREVAN WILLING TO NORMALIZE RELATIONS WITH ANKARA WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS

Interfax
Feb 25 2010
Russia

Yerevan is willing to settle its relations with Ankara without any
preconditions, which Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan confirmed at
a meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and
Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon, the Armenian presidential office told
Interfax on Thursday.

Gordon reaffirmed Washington’s willingness to facilitate the
normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations, it said.

"Highly appreciating Armenia’s constructive position at all stages of
the normalization process, Gordon emphasized that the ratification of
the Armenian-Turkish protocols by the Armenian and Turkish parliaments
without tying them to other outstanding issues would be important
for settling the relationship," the presidential office said.