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    AZG Armenian Daily #157, 03/09/2005

    Armenia-Turkey

    YEREVAN POSITIVELY EVALUATES RUSSIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS

    In the context of the Armenian-Russian strategic cooperation,
    the official Yerevan positively evaluates both the Russian-Turkish
    relations and the personal relations between Vladimir Putin and Recep
    Tayyip Erdogan. Victor Soghomonian, Press Secretary of RA President,
    said at the press conference. He said that the further development
    of the Russian-Turkish relations, may serve as certain "resources for
    mediator's" in overcoming the contradictions in the Armenian-Turkish
    relations. Besides, Yerevan positively accepts both Russian-Turkish
    and Russian-Azeri cooperation.

    Mr. Soghomonian confirmed Yerevan's position to establish diplomatic
    relations with Ankara without any pre-conditions. In response to
    the question whether the demand to include the issue of the Armenian
    genocide in the agenda of the foreign policy, Mr. Soghomonian cited an
    extract from Robert Kocharian's speech at the international scientific
    conference dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,
    held in Yerevan. "We remember the past with pain, but without any
    hatred," Robert Kocharian said. Mr. Soghomonian added that such a
    position explains Armenia's readiness to unfold dialogue with Turkey,
    but without forgetting the memory of the victims and calling events
    of 1915 a genocide.

    Mr. Soghomonian said that Mr. Kocharian is treating the current
    stage of Nagorno Karabakh settlement with "careful optimism." He
    didn't comment on the statements of the Azeri side, saying that Baku
    usually denies them with the official statements of their own Azeri
    officials. As for the recent anti -Armenian statements that appeared
    in the Russian press, Mr. Soghomonian promised to treat them as an
    attitude of a separate newspaper or an author.

    Mr. Soghomonian also announced the schedule of Robert Kocharian's
    visits envisaged for the rest of 2005. Mr. President is going to
    visit Slovenia, Belgium and Greece.

    By Tatoul Hakobian

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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