March 17, 2010 - 20:03 AMT
Armenian Foreign Minister: Ankara hampers Armenia-Turkey rapprochement

During his speech in Berlin, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian accused Turkey with hampering bilateral relations, Deutsche Welle reported.

After a meeting with Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, Edward Nalbandian delivered a speech for German foreign policy council, presenting official Yerevan’s position on Karabakh conflict and Armenia-Turkey rapprochement.

Following Edward Nalbandian’s speech, representatives of Turkish and Azeri Embassies in Germany felt it in their duty to present “refutations” and “amendments”. Turkish diplomat was zealous in producing dates, citations, paragraphs, references to legal resolutions and reports of various negotiations and conferences.

According to Deutsche Welle, “Armenian minister won the round. With his composure and imperturbability, Armenian minister emphasized the peacefulness and tolerance of Armenian Government, still managing to adhere to his position.”