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Anadolu Agency, Turkey
July 16 2010
Turkey's foreign minister urges Armenia to accept "friendly hand"
Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Friday that
Turkey took significant steps in elimination of problems with its
neighbours however Armenia remained as a missing part of that picture.
"It is obvious that refusal of the friendly hand offered by Turkey
will give the most damage to Armenia itself," Davutoglu told a written
statement as response to a parliamentary question submitted by
opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
"The protocols signed with Armenia formed the initial steps of the
normalization which Turkey considers as a long-term process.
Definitely, continuation of this process will depend on Armenia's will
to solve problems," he said.
Davutoglu said Turkey was endeavouring to boost its relations with all
its neighbours on the basis of mutual respect and good neighbourly
relations.
Turkish foreign minister said solution of current political conflicts
in the Southern Caucasus was the main condition of ensuring a
sustainable security and peace.
Davutoglu said another important condition for establishment of a
comprehensive peace in Southern Caucasus was solution of Upper
Karabakh problem.
He said Turkish government was of the opinion that normalization
process between Turkey and Armenia would have an affirmative impact on
efforts for a solution.
"We saw that negotiations carried out between the presidents of
Armenia and Azerbaijan gained momentum after normalization process,
and the two presidents had 9 talks," he said.
From: A. Papazian
July 16 2010
Turkey's foreign minister urges Armenia to accept "friendly hand"
Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Friday that
Turkey took significant steps in elimination of problems with its
neighbours however Armenia remained as a missing part of that picture.
"It is obvious that refusal of the friendly hand offered by Turkey
will give the most damage to Armenia itself," Davutoglu told a written
statement as response to a parliamentary question submitted by
opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
"The protocols signed with Armenia formed the initial steps of the
normalization which Turkey considers as a long-term process.
Definitely, continuation of this process will depend on Armenia's will
to solve problems," he said.
Davutoglu said Turkey was endeavouring to boost its relations with all
its neighbours on the basis of mutual respect and good neighbourly
relations.
Turkish foreign minister said solution of current political conflicts
in the Southern Caucasus was the main condition of ensuring a
sustainable security and peace.
Davutoglu said another important condition for establishment of a
comprehensive peace in Southern Caucasus was solution of Upper
Karabakh problem.
He said Turkish government was of the opinion that normalization
process between Turkey and Armenia would have an affirmative impact on
efforts for a solution.
"We saw that negotiations carried out between the presidents of
Armenia and Azerbaijan gained momentum after normalization process,
and the two presidents had 9 talks," he said.
From: A. Papazian