TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY HOPES TO IMPROVE TIES WITH ARMENIA
Anadolu Agency
April 7 2010
Turkey
Ankara, 7 April: Turkish Foreign Ministry said Turkey displayed a
strong political will in the normalisation process with Armenia.
Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesman Burak Ozugergin told a press
conference Wednesday that Turkey played a strong political will,
from the very beginning, in the normalisation process in line with
its vision of regional peace and stability, noting that it did not
need third parties to interfere.
Ozugergin’s remarks came after the remarks uttered by Stefan Fule,
EU Commissioner for Enlargement, during a trip to Armenia, urging
Turkey to continue exerting efforts to normalise relations with this
country as a prerequisite for EU membership.
Ozugergin said the strong political will displayed in the rapprochement
with Armenia, was also a sign of Turkey’s belief in the need for
extensive peace and stability in the south Caucasus.