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Turkish and Armenian Foreign Ministersâ€™ three-hour meeting focused on establishing diplomatic relations and opening borders between two countries

25 November 2008 07:29 (UTC +04:00)

Head of Turkish Foreign Ministryâ€™s Executive Board and Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister also attended the meeting. The meeting was closed to media, APAâ€™s Turkey bureau reports. Briefing the journalists after the meeting Ali Babajan said they assessed the bilateral relations between the countries.
â€œAt the same time we discussed Caucasus Cooperation and Stability Platform and other problems of the region,â€ he said.

Regarding the meeting as effective and constructive Ali Babajan underlined that the discussions had been held in positive atmosphere.
â€œOur relations will continue both on political and technical level in the following the stage. Our aim is to fully normalize the relations between the two countries. We will continue discussions for this purpose,â€ he said.

Edward Nalbandian also shared his counterpartâ€™s views and said they had very effective and constructive discussions with Ali Babajan. Armenian Foreign Minister said they had decided to continue the efforts for normalizing the relations between the two countries.

To the question of APAâ€™s correspondent: â€œHonourable Minister, what can you say about the opening of the borders?â€ Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babajan said:
â€œWe should catch the plane.â€

Armenian diplomatic sources told APAâ€™s Turkey bureau that the ministersâ€™ meeting focused on establishing diplomatic relations and opening borders between the two countries.