Nalbandian claims Garabagh not subject of talks with Ankara
The Armenia-Azerbaijan Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh
conflict is not a subject being raised in the current talks between
Armenia and Turkey, Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian has
said.
Nalbandian claimed relations between Yerevan and Ankara should be restored without any preconditions, adding that normalization of ties with Turkey has no bearing on the Garabagh problem.
He also alleged that improving relations with Turkey, with which Armenia is facing long-standing tensions, cannot question the so-called genocide of Armenians, a claim regarding World War I-era mass killings in the Ottoman Empire.
"Tens of countries and international organizations have recognized the genocide, and we welcome this step," Nalbandian alleged.
Armenia and Turkey maintain no diplomatic ties and the border between the two countries has been closed since 1993. Yerevan is failing both to end the occupation against Azerbaijan, Turkey`s ally, and to relinquish its territorial claims against Turkey. It also continues propagating the "genocide" claim throughout the world. However, there have been signs of normalization in Ankara-Yerevan ties of late, and the two countries` officials have held several rounds of talks.
Nalbandian claimed relations between Yerevan and Ankara should be restored without any preconditions, adding that normalization of ties with Turkey has no bearing on the Garabagh problem.
He also alleged that improving relations with Turkey, with which Armenia is facing long-standing tensions, cannot question the so-called genocide of Armenians, a claim regarding World War I-era mass killings in the Ottoman Empire.
"Tens of countries and international organizations have recognized the genocide, and we welcome this step," Nalbandian alleged.
Armenia and Turkey maintain no diplomatic ties and the border between the two countries has been closed since 1993. Yerevan is failing both to end the occupation against Azerbaijan, Turkey`s ally, and to relinquish its territorial claims against Turkey. It also continues propagating the "genocide" claim throughout the world. However, there have been signs of normalization in Ankara-Yerevan ties of late, and the two countries` officials have held several rounds of talks.
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