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Serj Sargsyan: â€œIf Abdulla Gul visits Armenia, we will announce a new symbolic start in our relationsâ€

09 July 2008 14:52 (UTC +04:00)

â€œWhatever our differences, there are certain cultural, humanitarian and sports links that our peoples share, even with a closed borderâ€, said Sargsyan in his interview with Wall Street Journal. â€œEstablishing normal political relations would enable us to create a commission to comprehensively discuss all complex issues affecting Armenia and Turkey. Only through them can we create an effective dialogue touching upon even the most contentious historical issuesâ€. Sargsyan said Turkish president Abdullah Gul was among the first heads of states, who congratulated him on the winning of presidential elections and Prime Minister Receb Tayib Erdogan valued this step as a new door to the dialogue. He said many Armenians used charter flights from Yerevan to Istanbul and Antalya and Armenians traveled to Turkev by buses and taxis via the Georgian territory and even carried out mutual trade by containers. â€œArmenia and Turkey shouldnâ€™t be permanent rivalsâ€.