ARMENIAN-TURKISH SECRET TALKS IN SWITZERLAND
AZG Armenian Daily
19/07/2008
Armenia-Turkey
Turkey and Armenia held a series of secret meetings in the capital
of Switzerland on July 8, Hurriyet daily reported, according to
Public Radio of Armenia. A high-level official from the Foreign
Ministry headed the Turkish delegation during the talks, which led
to a positive atmosphere between the two countries, according to the
report. This meeting came after Armenian President Serge Sargsian’s
proposal for "a fresh start" with the goal of normalizing relations
with Turkey and opening the border. Sargsian also invited Turkish
President Abdullah Gul to watch a football match between the two
country’s national teams on Sept 6 to mark "a new symbolic start in
the two countries’ relations".