Inviting Gul to Armenia would be unbelievable progress, Bryza says

June 27, 2008 - 20:35 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Deputy Assistant of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Matthew Bryza said that inviting Turkish President Gul to Armenia would be unbelievable progress.



The Armenian President announced his intention to invite Abdullah Gul to Yerevan for a soccer match between the Armenian and Turkish national teams.



"I know President Sargsyan well and I think that his positions are somehow different from positions of his predecessor. I have an impression that Sargsyan and Aliyev are closer that Kocharian and Aliyev were. Both Presidents demonstrated a pragmatic approach and each was ready to listen to the opponent," he said.



The U.S. diplomat voiced hope that a framework agreement on Nagorno Karabakh will be signed till the yearend, RFE/RL reports.
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