ANKARA: Turkey Displayed Strong Political Will To Normalise Relation

TURKEY DISPLAYED STRONG POLITICAL WILL TO NORMALISE RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA, TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY

Journal of Turkish Weekly
April 7 2010

Turkish Foreign Ministry said Turkey displayed a strong political
will in the normalisation process with Armenia.

Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesman Burak Ozugergin told a press
conference Wednesday that Turkey played a strong political will,
from the very beginning, in the normalisation process in line with
its vision of regional peace and stability, noting that it did not
need third parties to interfere.

Ozugergin’s remarks came after the remarks uttered by Stefan Fule,
EU Commissioner for Enlargement, during a trip to Armenia, urging
Turkey to continue exerting efforts to normalise relations with this
country as a prerequisite for EU membership.

Ozugergin said the strong political will displayed in the rapprochement
with Armenia, was also a sign of Turkey’s belief in the need for
extensive peace and stability in the south Caucasus.