JOHN HEFFERN: “WE HAVE GREAT HOPES THAT NORMALIZATION PROCESS OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS WOULD RESUME”
16:46 . 23/05
The US is still greatly hopeful that the normalization process of the
Armenian-Turkish relations would resume, and official Washington is
continuing its work with Turkey to that end, US Ambassador to Armenia
John Heffern told Radio Station Liberty today.
Asked if there is any perspective for the normalization of the
Armenian-Turkish relations Ambassador Heffern said: “We have great
hopes that the normalization process of the Armenian-Turkish relations
would resume and it would not be linked to any other issue. We continue
working with Turkey and are pushing it toward taking the right steps”.
Touching upon the question what steps Washington is taking for the
normalization of the relations, Heffern said: “We meet with Armenian
and Turkish leaders frequently and continue pushing them toward
normalizing bilateral relations. We are also very satisfied that
Armenia’s president displayed a will for pushing the [Armenian-Turkish]
protocols forward and he did not recall them from the National
Assembly. We hope Turkey will take the right step.”
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