BASHAR AL-ASAD AND ABDULLAH GUL DISCUSSED ARMENIA-TURKEY RELATIONS

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13:07 10.05.10

In a two-day visit to Turkey Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and
his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul discussed issues pertaining the
Armenia-Turkey relations, local Turkish daily Sabah reports.

With Turkey-Syria bilateral relations on the agenda al-Asad and
Gul touched upon issues such as the recent developments in the
Armenia-Turkey normalization, Syria-Iran, Syria-Azerbaijan and
Syria-Israel relations, as well as the current situation in the
Middle East.

Al-Asad drew attention to the importance of the development of
relations between Turkey and Armenia in the Caucasus.

According to Sabah Bashar al-Asad held a meeting also with the
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The paper mentions no
other details as to whether or not they discussed the Armenia-Turkey
normalization.

Earlier Bashar al-Asad said during Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s
visit to Syria from March 22-24 that Syria is ready to mediate between
Ankara and Yerevan.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress