July 13, 2005 - 09:23 AMT
TURKISH MFA: ANKARA READY TO ESTABLISH RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA
Turkish Foreign Ministry's Press Secretary Namik Tan told journalists that Turkey is willing to establish normal relations with Armenia, Yerkir Online reported with reference to Zaman Turkish edition. Noting that Turkey abides by its policy of establishing peace and stability with all the neighbor states, Mr. Tan stated that the Turkish party wishes to settle relations with Armenia within the framework of this policy. "It is known that during a long period of time contacts at different levels have been established under the aegis of the Turkish MFA and bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest have been discussed", he stated.