"Normalisation of the relations has no linkage with the Karabakh issue"
"The normalisation of Armenian-Turkish relations should have no preconditions and it is with this mutual understanding that we have been negotiating with the Turkish side," said Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian in reply to the recent statements of some Turkish officials.
According to the Turkish officials, the normalisation of Armenian-Turkish relations is conditioned by other issues like the resolution of Nagorno Karabakh problem and the process of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
Normalisation of the relations has no linkage to the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh problem and has never been a subject of negotiations towards the normalisation of Armenian - Turkish relations.
It has been said many times, and I want to stress it again, that the normalisation of Armenian-Turkish relations can never question the reality of Armenian Genocide.
Today, dozens of states and international organizations have recognized the Armenian Genocide, which Armenia has welcomed.
Remind that Edward Nalbandian will visit Istanbul on April 6-7 to participate in the 2nd "Alliance of Civilsations" forum under the auspices of the UNO. The forum aims to develop the intercultural understanding and cooperation.
