Armenia pres says Turk Gul’s visit to open window of opportunities
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The visit of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Armenia will boost the diplomatic ties between the two countries and open new windows of opportunity, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in said in an interview with Radikal daily on Thursday.
Sargsyan 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."
Gul is yet to make a decision on accepting the invitation.
“Establishing diplomatic relations is the best solution. As a result of this, a lot of sub-committees and groups can be formed under the umbrella of a commission created within both governments,” Sargsyan told Radikal when asked about the solution regarding the 1915 incidents.
Sargsyan said it was unlikely any Armenian could be found that would say that he or she does not believe in “genocide” adding that they were not taking the approval of “genocide” as a pre-condition in improving ties with
“Besides, we say that we are ready to establish diplomatic relations with
Although Turkey is among the first countries to recognize Armenia when it declared its independence, there are no diplomatic relations between two countries as Armenia continues to press the international community to admit the so-called "genocide" claims, instead of accepting Turkey's call to investigate the allegations, and its invasion of 20 percent of Azerbaijani territory despite U.N. Security Council resolutions on the issue.
Sargisyan also said that they, as Armenia, was hopeful to find a solution for the Nagarno-Karabakh problem with Azerbaijan and added that the meeting he had with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in Saint Petersburg on June 6 was very positive.
“We both gave directions to our foreign ministers to work on the Madrid Principles. So far, they have come together three times. I hope we will find a solution in the near future.”