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    Interfax, Russia
    July 31 2009



    YEREVAN HAS DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO NORMALIZE RELATIONS



    Armenia has done its best to normalize Armenian-Turkish relations,
    Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said while meeting with the
    participants of the program Come Home on the coat of Lake Sevan on
    Thursday, Armenian media reported.

    "Over the course of one year we conducted negotiations with Turkey,
    which had a normal atmosphere. We reached an agreement on two
    documents, but after that some Turkish officials tried to offer
    preconditions to us and tie Armenian-Turkish relations to the Karabakh
    conflict and Armenian- Azeri relations. Any preconditions are
    unacceptable to Armenia," Sargsyan said.

    "Turkey has to understand that we cannot talk about preconditions in
    the 21st century. Any precondition, any tough approach leads to
    resistance," said Sargsyan.

    "We realize that Turkey is a large and powerful state. We know very
    well the role of Turkey in our region and the whole world, but the
    Turks should accept that fact that we are Armenians and that we are an
    independent state," Sargsyan said.

    According to Turkish media reports, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet
    Davutoglu said before leaving for Lebanon on Thursday that Turkey had
    no preconditions for Armenia, but had one demand: "respect
    international law and free the occupied Azeri land."

    "Turkey has manifested and continues to manifest good will aimed at
    improving the relations with its neighbors, including Armenia. But
    Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's statements cause our regret and do
    not contribute to the normalization of relations. We have no
    preconditions for Armenia, but we have one demand: respect
    international law and free the occupied Azeri land. We believe that
    President Sargsyan has chosen the wrong path," Davutoglu said.
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