ARMENIAN MINISTER, EU ENVOY DISCUSS TIES WITH TURKEY
ArmInfo News Agency (in Russian)
Sept 8 2008
Armenia
Yerevan, 8 September: Armenian Foreign Minister Edvard Nalbandyan
met Peter Semneby, EU special representative for the South Caucasus,
yesterday [7 September].
The press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry reports that, on the
visitor's request, the head of the Armenian Foreign Ministry informed
him of the results of the Turkish president's visit to Armenia. Edvard
Nalbandyan noted that Armenia is ready to continue taking consistent
steps aimed at normalizing relations with Turkey in order to establish
trust, stability, security and cooperation in the region.
Peter Semneby, in turn, gave a high assessment to Armenia's initiative
and its determination to settle relations with Turkey. He said
that the EU was ready to help to settle relations between the two
neighbours. Nalbandyan and Semneby also discussed the latest events
in the region and the process of the Nagornyy Karabakh settlement.
To recap, Turkish President Abdullah Gul visited Yerevan on 6 September
at the invitation of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. The heads
of the two states attended together a football match between Armenia
and Turkey.
ArmInfo News Agency (in Russian)
Sept 8 2008
Armenia
Yerevan, 8 September: Armenian Foreign Minister Edvard Nalbandyan
met Peter Semneby, EU special representative for the South Caucasus,
yesterday [7 September].
The press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry reports that, on the
visitor's request, the head of the Armenian Foreign Ministry informed
him of the results of the Turkish president's visit to Armenia. Edvard
Nalbandyan noted that Armenia is ready to continue taking consistent
steps aimed at normalizing relations with Turkey in order to establish
trust, stability, security and cooperation in the region.
Peter Semneby, in turn, gave a high assessment to Armenia's initiative
and its determination to settle relations with Turkey. He said
that the EU was ready to help to settle relations between the two
neighbours. Nalbandyan and Semneby also discussed the latest events
in the region and the process of the Nagornyy Karabakh settlement.
To recap, Turkish President Abdullah Gul visited Yerevan on 6 September
at the invitation of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. The heads
of the two states attended together a football match between Armenia
and Turkey.