Yerevan shares the views of the international community in the fact that relations with Ankara must be restored without preconditions, the Acting Foreign Minister said.

As Edward Nalbandian told a joint news conference with Slovak Foreign Minster Miroslav Lajčák, “linking Armenian-Turkish rapprochement with the settlement of Karabakh conflict can further freeze the process. Turkey seems to be intentionally connecting the two issues, which hampers the efforts of Armenia and the international community.”