NO BORDER OPENING WITHOUT RATIFICATION OF ARMENIA PROTOCOLS, TOP TURKISH DIPLOMAT SAYS
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19.04.2010 18:40
Turkish foreign minister on Monday said Turkey would not open its
borders with Armenia until the ratification of two protocols the two
countries signed to normalize their relations.
"It is out of the agenda of Turkey to open its border gate without
ratification of the protocols," Ahmet Davutoglu told a joint press
conference with Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashimi after their
meeting in Ankara, the Turkish capital, the Hurriyet Daily News
reports.
Davutoglu said "integrated steps" were needed to achieve a
comprehensive settlement in the Caucasus that included Turkey-Armenia
relations, adding that Turkey was committed to the implementation of
the protocols and the normalization process.
The Turkish minister said his country was conducting close
consultations with Azerbaijan over Ankara’s dealings with Armenia.
Turkey signed the protocols after "long and careful considerations,"
Davutoglu said ahead of a visit to Baku, Azerbaijan, where he was
set to meet Azeri President Ilham Aliyev.
"We are positive on the process and we have full confidence that in
the end it will lead us to a point," Davutoglu said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
