French President Sarkozy Welcomes Armenian-Turkish Statement

FRENCH PRESIDENT SARKOZY WELCOMES ARMENIAN-TURKISH STATEMENT

20 09/09/01 | 12:34

Politics

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has welcomed the joint statement made
by Turkey and Armenia outlining further steps in the normalization
of bilateral relations. President Sarkozy’s statement reads:

The President of the Republic read the news regarding the restart of
negotiations between Armenia and Turkey leading to a normalization of
relations and the opening of the border with a sense of satisfaction
and hope.

France welcomes the authorities of Armenia and Turkey for the steps
they have taken and encourages them to redouble their efforts to
quickly sign an agreement.