Protocols are signed
Support A1+!Turkey and Armenia signed on October 10, historic accords restoring diplomatic relations and opening borders between the two countries.
The documents were signed in Zurich by the Turkish and Armenian foreign ministers at a ceremony attended by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar, and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana.
The signing was delayed earlier in the day amid speculation that the parties had failed to agree over the wording of final statement.
The top officials welcomed the signing with stormy applause. The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Turkey shook hands and embraced the presentees after the signing ceremony.