Armenia is optimistic about Turkish-Armenian relations

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is optimistic about Turkish-Armenian relations, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said on Thursday.



Armenia works for normalization of its relations with Turkey, Nalbandian said in the Albanian capital of Tirana, where he attended the Foreign Ministers meeting of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC).



He said efforts are underway to open the border between Turkey and Armenia and to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries.



He said Turkish, Armenian and Azerbaijani officials, who held talks in New York last month, might come together again. He added the Caucasus Cooperation Platform, proposed by Turkey, was on the agenda of the talks.



Such a platform would contribute to the stability and security in the region, Nalbandian was quoted by the Anatolian Agency as saying.



Starting of a new process for the solution of the problems between Turkey and Armenia was a remarkable effort for the stability of the region, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan told reporters after the meeting.



Babacan also said Turkey's final goal is the normalization of its relations with Armenia, as well as the relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia.



Turkey and Armenia do not have diplomatic relations and the border between the two countries is closed over the Karabakh issue.



A warmer period began between Turkey and Armenia, who for more than a decade have not had any diplomatic relations, after Turkish President Abdullah Gul paid a landmark visit to Armenia in early September.