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MEDVEDEV GETS ARMENIA LEADER AND TURKEY TO TALK
NOW LEBANON
http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=325550
Oct 24 2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedvev on Monday orchestrated rare phone
talks between the estranged leaders of Armenia and Turkey after the
deadly weekend earthquake near the two countries' border.
The Kremlin said Medvedev had visiting Armenian President Serzh
Sarkisian join a telephone call he had placed to his Turkish
counterpart Abdullah Gul to pay condolences to the hundreds of victims
of Sunday's temblor.
The Russian statement said Sarkisian "joined the conversation,
relaying his sincere sympathies and support to the Turkish president."
"Abdullah Gul expressed gratitude for Serzh Sarkisian's solidarity,"
the Kremlin statement added.
Relations between the two neighbors have suffered for years over
Turkey's refusal to recognize the World War I-era killing of Armenians
as genocide.
Armenians say that up to 1.5 million of their kin fell victim to the
Ottoman Empire forces.
Turkey counters that 300,000 to 500,000 Armenians and at least as
many Turks died in civil strife when Armenians rose up against their
Ottoman rulers and sided with invading Russian forces.
The two countries currently lack a direct land link and Armenia
recently halted the ratification process of a 2009 accord opening
the two sides' border.
NOW LEBANON
http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=325550
Oct 24 2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedvev on Monday orchestrated rare phone
talks between the estranged leaders of Armenia and Turkey after the
deadly weekend earthquake near the two countries' border.
The Kremlin said Medvedev had visiting Armenian President Serzh
Sarkisian join a telephone call he had placed to his Turkish
counterpart Abdullah Gul to pay condolences to the hundreds of victims
of Sunday's temblor.
The Russian statement said Sarkisian "joined the conversation,
relaying his sincere sympathies and support to the Turkish president."
"Abdullah Gul expressed gratitude for Serzh Sarkisian's solidarity,"
the Kremlin statement added.
Relations between the two neighbors have suffered for years over
Turkey's refusal to recognize the World War I-era killing of Armenians
as genocide.
Armenians say that up to 1.5 million of their kin fell victim to the
Ottoman Empire forces.
Turkey counters that 300,000 to 500,000 Armenians and at least as
many Turks died in civil strife when Armenians rose up against their
Ottoman rulers and sided with invading Russian forces.
The two countries currently lack a direct land link and Armenia
recently halted the ratification process of a 2009 accord opening
the two sides' border.