MEDVEDEV EXPECTS TURKEY, ARMENIA TO RESTORE RELATIONS FULLY
Interfax
May 12 2010
Russia
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expects Turkey and Armenia to fully
restore their relations. "I hope both parties will be able ultimately
to achieve all the necessary decisions and restore their relations
in full," Medvedev said following a meeting with Turkish President
Abdullah Gul in Ankara.
This would "help stabilize the situation in our region, actively
develop economic relations, and, as a result, simply increase the
living standards in all countries living in our region," he said.
Russia welcomes this process and intends to follow it closely, using
the opportunities that it possesses, Medvedev said.
"But the solution ultimately depends on the two countries," Medvedev
said.
The Russian leader said he hoped that the positive impetus that was
given to the normalization of relations between the two states when
a number of documents were signed in Zurich will be continued.
"Naturally, these processes are not easy, and they draw different
responses in these countries themselves, in both Turkey and Armenia,
because this problem had not been addressed for a long time for well-
known reasons," he said.