IRAN AND ARMENIA TOP AGENDA OF DAVUTOGLU’S BILATERAL TALKS IN WASHINGTON D.C.

Today’s Zaman
April 14 2010
Turkey

Iran and Armenia were on top of the agenda of Turkish Foreign Minister
Ahmet Davutoglu’s talks in Washington, D.C. during Nuclear Security
Summit.

Davutoglu reaffirmed Turkey’s commitment to normalisation process
with Armenia and relayed the message that Turkey disapproved sanctions
on Iran.

Davutoglu relayed the message to Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard
Nalbandian and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that, "Turkey
is committed to the process and works on creative ideas to advance
the process".

Clinton gave information to Davutoglu about the developments regarding
Minsk process and the two discussed normalisation of Turkey-Armenia
relations and reform works in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Davutoglu told Clinton that Azerbaijan should also be invited to
the summit and expressed Turkey’s target that Armenia issue should
be prevented from casting shadow over Turkey’s relations with the
United States every year.

Diplomatic sources said Davutoglu and Clinton would meet again on
Wednesday.

Davutoglu and Nalbandian sat side by side during the lunch hosted by
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu. Upon a joke that, "you will solve
the problem here", Davutoglu, with a loud voice that could be heard
from the other tables, said, "we will solve if the third parties do
not cast shadow".
From: Baghdasarian