TURKEY’S PM SAYS MAY MEET ARMENIAN PRESIDENT IN US
April 7 2010
Turkey
The Turkish prime minister said on Wednesday that he had sent his
special envoy to Armenia.
The Turkish prime minister said on Wednesday that he had sent his
special envoy to Armenia.
Turkey’s Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he had sent his special
envoy to Armenia to hand over his letter.
"Whether or not to meet with Armenian President Serzh Sargsian in
the United States depends on the response to come from Armenia,"
Erdogan told reporters in Paris, France.
Erdogan also said he would act according to Sargsian’s response to
his letter.
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu went to
the Armenian capital of Yerevan, as Erdogan’s special envoy, to meet
Sargsian and Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian.
Sinirlioglu is expected to discuss problems regarding two protocols
Turkey and Armenia had signed as well as details of a possible meeting
between Erdogan and Sargsian.
Turkey and Armenia signed the two protocols on October 10, 2009,
to resume diplomatic relations and open their a border crossing.
After years of no diplomatic contacts, Turkish President Abdullah
Gul travelled to Yerevan to watch a soccer game between Turkish and
Armenian teams in September 2008.
The Armenian president came to Turkey to watch the return game in 2009.