BAN KI-MOON: ARMENIA-TURKEY NORMALIZATION IMPORTANT FOR REGIONAL STABILITY

armradio.am
20.05.2010 17:43

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that positive
relations between Turkey and Armenia would be in the interest of the
region and bring stability.

Commenting on the recent developments in relations between Turkey and
Armenia, the Secretary General said the protocols, aiming at boosting
relations, were a "landmark" in relations.

Ban Ki-moon said he knew there was a long-lasting historical matter
between the two countries, noting that, "However, positive and
harmonized relations between Turkey and Armenia, being two important
countries of the same region, would be extremely important both for
stability and peace in the region and for the cooperation of the
peoples of the two countries."