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    RUSSIA HOPES FOR ARMENIA-TURKEY RECONCILIATION

    Armradio.am
    12.05.2010 16:19

    Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday he hoped Turkey
    and Armenia would be able to restore full-fledged relations. "

    "We are closely watching the development of relations [between Ankara
    and Yerevan] and hope the positive momentum gained after the signing
    of relevant documents in Zurich will go on," Medvedev told a news
    conference after his talks with Turkish President Abdullah Gul.

    Although, Medvedev noted, "the process of mending relations between
    the two countries is not easy and find different response in Turkey
    and Armenia."

    According to the Russian President, the normalization of
    Armenian-Turkish relations will undoubtedly contribute to the
    stabilization of situation in the rgion, the active development of
    economic ties. "We welcome the process and will be closely watching
    the developments," he said.

    "Encouraging steps have recently been taken to settle the Nagorno
    Karabakh pissue," Medvedev noted. "The sides are holding meetings,
    are speaking with each other, certain progress has been reached
    on a number of issues, but it does not mean all issues have been
    agreed upon. I personally offered the two presidents my intermediary
    services.Naturally, other members of the OSCE Minsk Group should make
    their contributions, but all the issues should be discussed by the
    conflicting sides first."

    The Russian president refused to comment on "certain disputable
    aspects" of the Karabakh settlement, saying "the subject requires
    more scrupulousness," ITAR-TASS reports.
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