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    CRITICAL TIME FOR ARMENIA AND TURKEY, SAYS STATE DEPARTMENT

    Asbarez
    Apr 13th, 2010

    WASHINTON (Combined Sources)-This is a critical time for Armenia
    and Turkey to implement the protocols that were signed last year,
    said State Department spokesperson Philip Crowley, following Tuesday's
    meeting between Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Secretary
    of State Hillary Clinton, reported Armen Hareyan of HULIQ.com.

    "The discussion was about how to take specific steps on progress on
    both sides," Crowley said.

    When asked what the Turkish foreign minister about the prospects for a
    breakthrough between the two historically estranged neighbors, Crowley
    said, "Anyone who knows Davutoglu knows that he is always optimistic."

    Characterizing the 45-minute meeting as "positive," Crowley said there
    wasn't enough time to discuss the Iran nuclear issue in the meeting,
    but noted that Clinton and Davotoglu will meet again before he leaves
    for Ankara Thursday.

    At a luncheon, hosted by Clinton Tuesday for the foreign ministers
    attending the nuclear summit, Nalbandian and Davutoglu continued the
    discussion initiated Monday during a meeting between President Serzh
    Sarkisian and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

    While neither leader issued a statement following Monday's meeting,
    the Turkish media reported that the two had decided that their foreign
    ministers would discuss the ratification process of the protocols.
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