Armenia-Turkey Relations Raised by Davutoglu in Munich

Feb 8th, 2010 | Category: Lead Article

Armenia-Turkey Relations was Key Issue Raised by Davutoglu in MunichYEREVAN (Tert.am), February 8 — Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoglu, who is attending the 46th Security Conference in Munich, met with US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Micheline Calmy-Rey on the sidelines of the conference, reports Anadolu Ajansi.

According to Davutoglu, the key issue discussed during the meetings was the latest developments in the process of normalizing Armenia-Turkey relations.

With Calmy-Rey, Davutoglu spoke of the recent Armenian Constitutional Court ruling on the Armenia-Turkey Protocols, while presenting Turkey’s position on the matter. With Steinberg, Davutoglu discussed possible developments in US Congress approving a resolution that recognizes the Armenian Genocide.

Referring to the court ruling, as well as the future of the process of normalizing relations, the Turkish foreign minister announced that the Turkish side is prepared to continue the process on the basis of the previously outlined principles and agreed-upon obligations.

“We hope that the process will continue in the reasonable spirit of the perspective we envisioned from the beginning, and as a result, a new system of peace and stability will come about in the region useful for the Turkish and Armenian peoples, for Turkey and Armenia, as well as for all the people and nations in the region, and for Azerbaijan.

“We will never discontinue our efforts in that issue, and so that that process doesn’t cease, we are resolute in the issue of continuing in those principles which were defined from the beginning,” said Davutoglu.

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