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TURKEY TO FURTHER EFFORTS ON ARMENIA RELATIONS
www.WorldBulletin.net, Turkey
Oct 11 2013
October 10 marks the fourth anniversary of Turkey-Armenia accords
aimed at diplomatic thaw.
World Bulletin/News Desk
Turkey will work to improve relations with its eastern neighbor
Armenia, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said.
Turkey wants a thaw but has reservations, Davutoglu told journalists
Thursday on his official visit in the Swiss city of Bern.
"We are trying to develop creative ideas, we are trying to cover
ground," he said, referring to the sour ties between the two nations.
Turkey and Armenia have experienced historical tensions for the last
century over 1915 events.
October 10 marks the fourth anniversary of diplomatic accords between
the two states aimed at a detente.
The efforts fell by the wayside shortly after the accords were
signed, due to differences regarding regional issues, of which the
Nagorno-Karabakh dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan has been the
most prominent.
"We value the normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations," Davutoglu
said. "However, in order for this to be lasting, issues in the South
Caucasus, Karabakh dispute in particular, must be solved and the
occupation of Azerbaijan's lands must be ended."
Minister Davutoglu also spoke of his talks with his Swiss counterpart
Didier Burkhalter, stressing the two country's commitment to enhancing
bilateral ties.
Switzerland will chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation
in Europe (OSCE) in 2014.
www.WorldBulletin.net, Turkey
Oct 11 2013
October 10 marks the fourth anniversary of Turkey-Armenia accords
aimed at diplomatic thaw.
World Bulletin/News Desk
Turkey will work to improve relations with its eastern neighbor
Armenia, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said.
Turkey wants a thaw but has reservations, Davutoglu told journalists
Thursday on his official visit in the Swiss city of Bern.
"We are trying to develop creative ideas, we are trying to cover
ground," he said, referring to the sour ties between the two nations.
Turkey and Armenia have experienced historical tensions for the last
century over 1915 events.
October 10 marks the fourth anniversary of diplomatic accords between
the two states aimed at a detente.
The efforts fell by the wayside shortly after the accords were
signed, due to differences regarding regional issues, of which the
Nagorno-Karabakh dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan has been the
most prominent.
"We value the normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations," Davutoglu
said. "However, in order for this to be lasting, issues in the South
Caucasus, Karabakh dispute in particular, must be solved and the
occupation of Azerbaijan's lands must be ended."
Minister Davutoglu also spoke of his talks with his Swiss counterpart
Didier Burkhalter, stressing the two country's commitment to enhancing
bilateral ties.
Switzerland will chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation
in Europe (OSCE) in 2014.