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Ahmet Davutoglu: â€œTurkey wants to see rich Armenia in its neighborhoodâ€

15 April 2010 14:56 (UTC +04:00)

He called on the Turkeyâ€™s ambassadors in Washington and Ottawa, as well as Consuls General in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Toronto to launch dialogue with the Armenian Diaspora, APA reports quoting Anatolian news agency.

Then Davutoglu addressed the US Council of Foreign Relations. He said there was no logic in turning the Turkish-Armenian problem into a factor in the Turkey-US relations. â€œTurkey and Armenia are neighbors and live together for centuries. We can discuss the disputed issues between ourselvesâ€. The minister said Turkey wanted to see not unstable and poor, but rich Armenia in its neighborhood. â€œWe want all of our neighbors to be rich and to be in peace with us. While signing the protocols we followed only this purpose. We are ready to hear our Armenian friendsâ€™ ideas about the historyâ€.