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Armenian Foreign Minister to Attend Erdogan's Inauguration
Armenia's Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian will attend Tayyip
Erdogan's inauguration
(c) RIA Novosti. Eduard Pesov
14:45 26/08/2014
http://en.ria.ru/world/20140826/192358255/Armenian-Foreign-Minister-to-Attend-Erdogans-Inauguration.html
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MOSCOW, August 26 (RIA Novosti) - Armenia's Foreign Minister will
attend Turkish president-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan's inauguration
ceremony, according to a statement from Armenia's Foreign Ministry.
"Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian is going to visit Turkey
in order to attend Turkish president-elect's inauguration that will
take place on August 28," the statement said.
Earlier, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan revealed the Turkish
invitation and said that his country's representatives are likely to
attend the ceremony.
Sargsyan also mentioned that Nalbandian would use this occasion to
clarify whether Erdogan will accept Armenia's invitation to take part
in Yerevan commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the 1915
Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire. The official ceremony will
take place on April 24, 2015.
Turkey refuses to acknowledge the Armenian genocide.
No diplomatic relations exist between Turkey and Armenia, the
Turkish-Armenian border has been closed since 1993.
The relations between the two countries are tense mainly because
Turkey openly supports Azerbaijan's position with regards to the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
In 2008, the Armenian president initiated the process of diplomatic
relations establishment between the two countries.
In 2009, the "Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations
Between the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Armenia" was signed
by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and his Armenian
counterpart Eduard Nalbandian in the Swiss city of Zurich.
The same year, Erdogan froze the agreement and made it clear that
Ankara would not establish diplomatic relations with Yerevan and open
its borders before the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was resolved.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict evolved from the war of 1988-1994
between ethnic Azeri and Armenians who fought for the disputed lands
of the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. More than 35,000 people died in the
war, but tensions in the region still remain.
Armenia's Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian will attend Tayyip
Erdogan's inauguration
(c) RIA Novosti. Eduard Pesov
14:45 26/08/2014
http://en.ria.ru/world/20140826/192358255/Armenian-Foreign-Minister-to-Attend-Erdogans-Inauguration.html
Related News
Presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan Ready to Continue Dialogue on
Nagorno-Karabakh - Lavrov
Armenia Urges to Stabilize Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Zone
Turkey Extends Unprecedented Condolences to Armenian People
MOSCOW, August 26 (RIA Novosti) - Armenia's Foreign Minister will
attend Turkish president-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan's inauguration
ceremony, according to a statement from Armenia's Foreign Ministry.
"Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian is going to visit Turkey
in order to attend Turkish president-elect's inauguration that will
take place on August 28," the statement said.
Earlier, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan revealed the Turkish
invitation and said that his country's representatives are likely to
attend the ceremony.
Sargsyan also mentioned that Nalbandian would use this occasion to
clarify whether Erdogan will accept Armenia's invitation to take part
in Yerevan commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the 1915
Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire. The official ceremony will
take place on April 24, 2015.
Turkey refuses to acknowledge the Armenian genocide.
No diplomatic relations exist between Turkey and Armenia, the
Turkish-Armenian border has been closed since 1993.
The relations between the two countries are tense mainly because
Turkey openly supports Azerbaijan's position with regards to the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
In 2008, the Armenian president initiated the process of diplomatic
relations establishment between the two countries.
In 2009, the "Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations
Between the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Armenia" was signed
by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and his Armenian
counterpart Eduard Nalbandian in the Swiss city of Zurich.
The same year, Erdogan froze the agreement and made it clear that
Ankara would not establish diplomatic relations with Yerevan and open
its borders before the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was resolved.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict evolved from the war of 1988-1994
between ethnic Azeri and Armenians who fought for the disputed lands
of the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. More than 35,000 people died in the
war, but tensions in the region still remain.