THE CONVERSATION WITH THE TURKISH PRESIDENT WAS NOT A MEDIATING ATTEMPT, RUSSIAN MFA REPRESENTATIVE SAYS
armradio.am
28.10.2011 16:17
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affair advices not to view the phone
conversation of the Armenian and Russian Presidents with their Turkish
counterpart as an attempt to mediate between Armenia and Turkey.
During the state visit of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to Russia,
the Presidents of Armenia and Russia called President Gul of Turkey
to extend condolences on the devastating earthquake that rocked the
country Sunday.
Asked whether it was attempt by Russia to act as mediator in the
process of normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey,
official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Alexander Lukashevich noted that during the phone conversation
Presidents Medvedev and Sargsyan offered condolences on the devastating
natural disaster and offered their support to the Turkish nation in
the current difficult period.
"I would not view this in the context of mediation in the normalization
of relations between Armenia and Turkey."
From: A. Papazian
armradio.am
28.10.2011 16:17
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affair advices not to view the phone
conversation of the Armenian and Russian Presidents with their Turkish
counterpart as an attempt to mediate between Armenia and Turkey.
During the state visit of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to Russia,
the Presidents of Armenia and Russia called President Gul of Turkey
to extend condolences on the devastating earthquake that rocked the
country Sunday.
Asked whether it was attempt by Russia to act as mediator in the
process of normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey,
official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Alexander Lukashevich noted that during the phone conversation
Presidents Medvedev and Sargsyan offered condolences on the devastating
natural disaster and offered their support to the Turkish nation in
the current difficult period.
"I would not view this in the context of mediation in the normalization
of relations between Armenia and Turkey."
From: A. Papazian