TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER: RELATIONS BETWEEN ARMENIA AND TURKEY CANNOT STAY AT CURRENT LEVEL FOR LONG

April 16, 2005 - 10:38 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - «The relations between Armenia and Turkey develop. Activation of the cooperation is observed between our countries at the state level. The MPs of Armenia and Turkey periodically meet both in Ankara and Yerevan. Besides, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia was on tour in Turkey lately,» stated Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, the New Anatolian periodical reported. Speaking of further promotion of bilateral relations and the issue of the opening of Armenia's border under the conditions of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict being not settled, Abdullah Gul noted that the MPs of the two countries work over intensive development of the Armenian-Turkish relations. «The current state of the relations between our countries cannot remain unchanged. By saying «our countries» I mean Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia… I hope we will solve our problems,» he added.
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