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DAVUTOGLU TO VISIT YEREVAN TO ATTEND BSEC MEETING
Today's Zaman, Turkey
dec 11 2013
11 December 2013 /TODAY'S ZAMAN, ANKARA
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will be attending an Organization
of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) conference to be held
on Thursday in Armenia.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry said that
Davutoglu is scheduled to pay a one-day visit to Armenia to join
the BSEC's 29th meeting of foreign ministers. The statement stressed
that the BSEC meeting is important because the organization is very
effective and focuses on practical cooperation projects.
Diplomatic sources have said that it is still not clear whether
Davutoglu will have any bilateral meetings with Armenian officials
while in Yerevan.
Two Turkish journalists of Armenian origin, columnist Markar Esayan
and Rober KoptaÅ~_, the editor-in-chief of the Armenian weekly Agos,
will accompany Davutoglu during his trip to the capital city.
Davutoglu first announced his visit to Armenia in a press conference on
Dec. 5 after his visit to Kiev, where he met with his Azeri counterpart
Elmar Mammadyarov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss
the thorny Nagorno-Karabakh issue which is key for the resumption of
Turkish relations with Armenia.
"Turkey is one of the founding members of the organization. Its
headquarters is located in Ä°stanbul and Armenia, which is a member
of the organization, also has a representative. I received the
invitation and decided to accept it, after consulting the president,"
Davutoglu said.
Davutoglu's visit to Armenia will be the first by a high-level Turkish
official since 2009.
On the eve of Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's visit to Yerevan,
Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan said on Sunday
that Davutoglu should visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan,
adding, "Turkey could also open its closed border with Armenia if it
wants to improve relations between the two countries."
Today's Zaman, Turkey
dec 11 2013
11 December 2013 /TODAY'S ZAMAN, ANKARA
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will be attending an Organization
of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) conference to be held
on Thursday in Armenia.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry said that
Davutoglu is scheduled to pay a one-day visit to Armenia to join
the BSEC's 29th meeting of foreign ministers. The statement stressed
that the BSEC meeting is important because the organization is very
effective and focuses on practical cooperation projects.
Diplomatic sources have said that it is still not clear whether
Davutoglu will have any bilateral meetings with Armenian officials
while in Yerevan.
Two Turkish journalists of Armenian origin, columnist Markar Esayan
and Rober KoptaÅ~_, the editor-in-chief of the Armenian weekly Agos,
will accompany Davutoglu during his trip to the capital city.
Davutoglu first announced his visit to Armenia in a press conference on
Dec. 5 after his visit to Kiev, where he met with his Azeri counterpart
Elmar Mammadyarov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss
the thorny Nagorno-Karabakh issue which is key for the resumption of
Turkish relations with Armenia.
"Turkey is one of the founding members of the organization. Its
headquarters is located in Ä°stanbul and Armenia, which is a member
of the organization, also has a representative. I received the
invitation and decided to accept it, after consulting the president,"
Davutoglu said.
Davutoglu's visit to Armenia will be the first by a high-level Turkish
official since 2009.
On the eve of Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's visit to Yerevan,
Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan said on Sunday
that Davutoglu should visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan,
adding, "Turkey could also open its closed border with Armenia if it
wants to improve relations between the two countries."