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EDWARD NALBANDYAN: "THIS MEETING WAS AN IMPORTANT EVENT IN RESPECT OF FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF BILATERAL RELATIONS"
ARMENPRESS
OCTOBER 15, 2009
BURSA
BURSA, OCTOBER 15, ARMENPRESS: "As the chairman of UEFA Michel Platini,
who came to watch Armenia-Turkey football match, was saying today that
in general football matches are big sport events but the experience
showed that it can be an event not in respect of only sport but
arise an important voicing like year ago when the Armenia-Turkey game
took place in Yerevan and gave birth to process of normalization of
Armenian-Turkish relations. Today Abdullah Gul was saying that if
President Serzh Sargsyan did not invite him to watch the football
game a year ago, would this progress in Armenian-Turkish relations
be registered during this one year?" Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandyan said today after the Armenia-Turkey football game in Bursa.
According to him, today's game was a good occasion of meeting of
the two presidents and throw a retrospective glance on what happened
during this one year in respect of normalization of relations between
the two countries and what must be done after the signed protocols
to bring its points to life.
"This will open the only door which was separating our two countries,
peoples for many years and will give an opportunity to lay basis
for development of relations. These were the talks held between the
presidents of the two countries first in an extended meeting and then
in face-to-face one," the minister said.
By the way at the dinner served in the honor of the Armenian president
dishes prepared by spouse of Abdullah Gul were served: with this
gesture A. Gul wanted to display special warmth to the reception of
the Armenian president.
"So this meeting and game were an important event not only in respect
of football, sport, but in respect of further development of bilateral
relations," Nalbandyan said.
ARMENPRESS
OCTOBER 15, 2009
BURSA
BURSA, OCTOBER 15, ARMENPRESS: "As the chairman of UEFA Michel Platini,
who came to watch Armenia-Turkey football match, was saying today that
in general football matches are big sport events but the experience
showed that it can be an event not in respect of only sport but
arise an important voicing like year ago when the Armenia-Turkey game
took place in Yerevan and gave birth to process of normalization of
Armenian-Turkish relations. Today Abdullah Gul was saying that if
President Serzh Sargsyan did not invite him to watch the football
game a year ago, would this progress in Armenian-Turkish relations
be registered during this one year?" Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandyan said today after the Armenia-Turkey football game in Bursa.
According to him, today's game was a good occasion of meeting of
the two presidents and throw a retrospective glance on what happened
during this one year in respect of normalization of relations between
the two countries and what must be done after the signed protocols
to bring its points to life.
"This will open the only door which was separating our two countries,
peoples for many years and will give an opportunity to lay basis
for development of relations. These were the talks held between the
presidents of the two countries first in an extended meeting and then
in face-to-face one," the minister said.
By the way at the dinner served in the honor of the Armenian president
dishes prepared by spouse of Abdullah Gul were served: with this
gesture A. Gul wanted to display special warmth to the reception of
the Armenian president.
"So this meeting and game were an important event not only in respect
of football, sport, but in respect of further development of bilateral
relations," Nalbandyan said.