KOCHARIAN DID NOT RECEIVE NEW PROPOSALS FROM TURKISH PREMIER

PanARMENIAN.Net - «We did not receive any new official proposals from the Prime Minister of Turkey, however, judging by media reports, Recep Tayyip Erdogan does not propose anything new,» stated Victor Soghomonian, the Press Secretary of the Armenian President, reported RFE/RL. According to Turkish Milliyet, Erdogan stated Turkey is ready to establish diplomatic relations with Armenia if Yerevan agrees to form a joint commission to research the fact of the Armenian Genocide. "On the one hand, political relations could be established. On the other hand, the work (on the archives) could continue," the Turkish Premier said. It should be reminded that earlier Erdogan sent a letter to the President of Armenia, proposing to form a group of historians and other experts from Armenia and Turkey to research the archives not only in Armenia and Turkey, but also third countries and acquaint the international community with the outcomes of the research." In a response letter Robert Kocharian rejected the proposal to join the commission, suggesting to establish normal relations between the two countries in exchange.