Turkish MFA doesn't plan opening of border with Armenia presently

September 1, 2009 - 13:33 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had a 35-minute phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the eve of signing the joint statement on normalization of bilateral relations between Armenia and Turkey.



According to Hurriyet Daily, when commenting on the document, the Minister said that Turkey doesn't plan opening of the common border with Armenia at the current stage of talks.



"We want to normalize our relations with Armenia, but we also want full normalization of relations in the South Caucasus, including Nagorno Karabakh," he said. "The protocol on normalization of relations doesn't mean that we renounce our principles on Karabakh conflict resolution. And we are hopeful that the international community will focus on the Karabakh problem henceforth."
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