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.