AHMET DAVUTOGLU: AGREEMENT WILL BE REACHED IN COMING MONTHS, EVEN WEEKS

NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY
MAY 5, 2010
ANKARA

ANKARA, MAY 5, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The Foreign Minister
of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu is convinced that Armenia and Turkey will
reach an agreement in the coming months, even weeks. The Turkish
mass media reported that at a meeting with Turkish intellectuals in
Great Britain he said that "the Armenian-Turkish process has not
died – the Turkish side will not allow that". In his opinion, it
is impossible to turn the process back, it has stopped now, but an
agreement will be reached in the coming months, even weeks. However,
according to A. Davutoglu, a relationship with Armenia is impossible
without consideration of Azerbaijan’s interests. "If an armed conflict
starts in Nagorno Karabakh, the borders which should be opened will
close again," Davutoglu declared, adding that if Armenia surrenders
some "occupied" territories, then Turkish society will overcome a
psychological barrier and the borders will open.