ArmInfo. Turkey's Special Representative for the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations Serdar Kilic visited the Patriarchate of Constantinople of the Armenian Apostolic Church before meeting with the Armenian side in Vienna.
According to the AAC Patriarchate of Constantinople, on February 22, at a meeting with Patriarch Sahak Archbishop Mashalyan, Serdar Kilic expressed satisfaction with the first meeting with Armenian Special Representative Ruben Rubinyan and expressed hope that the solid steps taken by both sides in the process of normalizing relations will pave the way for positive developments between the two countries
In turn, Mashalyan expressed satisfaction with the visit of Kilic and wished him success in the work to normalize bilateral relations.
It should be noted that today, on February 24, the second meeting of the Special Representatives of Armenia and Turkey on the normalization of relations took place in Vienna.
It should be reminded that on January 14, the first meeting of the Special Representatives for the normalization process between Armenia and Turkey, Vice Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Ruben Rubinyan and Ambassador Serdar Kilictook place in Moscow. "During the first meeting, held in a positive and constructive atmosphere, the special representatives exchanged preliminary views on the normalization process through dialogue between Armenia and Turkey. The parties agreed to continue negotiations without preconditions with a view to full normalization," the foreign ministries of the two countries said in a statement on results of the meeting. The start of the normalization process was announced on December 13 by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. At the same time, he stressed that Ankara will act in coordination with Azerbaijan regarding steps to normalize relations with Armenia.