TURKISH PREMIER, ARMENIAN PRESIDENT TO MEET AT NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT IN USA

Anadolu Agency
April 7 2010
Turkey

Ankara, 7 April: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet
with President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia during the nuclear security
summit in the United States next week.

Burak Ozugergin, spokesman for Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
said that Feridun Sinirlioglu, undersecretary of the ministry, went
to Yerevan, Armenia, as the special envoy of Prime Minister Erdogan.

"During his talks, the parties agreed that Prime Minister Erdogan and
President Sargsyan would meet during the nuclear security summit in
Washington, DC, on 12 and 13 April," he said.

"As part of his talks in Yerevan, Sinirlioglu was received by
President Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Edvard Nalbandyan earlier in
the day. Sinirlioglu conveyed Prime Minister Erdogan’s written message
to President Sargsyan. Turkey-Armenia normalization process was high on
agenda of the talks. The parties agreed that the current opportunity
should not be missed. The Turkish party said that Turkey-Armenia
normalization process would contribute to efforts to ensure peace,
security and stability in southern Caucasus," he added.

Sinirlioglu’s visit to Yerevan has been the highest-level visit between
the two countries since signing of protocols on 10 October 2009.