SARKSYAN HOPEFUL ON OBAMA’S ELECTION WIN
Today’s Zaman
Nov 7 2008
Turkey
Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan has said he is sure that Democrat
Barack Obama’s victory in the US presidential election will have a
positive impact on bilateral relations between Ankara and Yerevan.
"I’m sure that the choice of the American people will make a
contribution to Turkish-Armenian relations," Sarksyan was quoted as
saying on Wednesday by the Anatolia news agency. His remarks came in
response to a question during a press conference held after talks with
Javier Solana, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, in Brussels.
Noting that Obama called for the improvement of bilateral relations
between Armenia and Turkey during his election campaign, Sarksyan
underlined that the improvement of relations depended upon the two
countries’ will and mutual steps to be taken.
Referring to Turkish President Abdullah Gul’s September visit to
Armenia to watch a World Cup qualifying match between the national
teams of the two countries, Sarksyan said Gul invited him to the
revenge match scheduled to take place in Ä°stanbul next October. His
decision on whether to travel to Ä°stanbul then depends upon
developments that take place in the meantime, he added.
Sarksyan also sent a congratulatory message to Obama in
which he mentioned the Armenian diaspora’s enthusiasm over his
election. "Prominent organizations from the Armenian community in
America have repeatedly conveyed to me their enthusiasm about the
changes you have promised the American people," he said.
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