The Turkish press reflected on Armenian deputy FM Shavarsh Kocharyan’s message addressed to Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu, and called it a strong message from Armenia.  

In an article, Hürriyet daily of Turkey noted that there is no development in Armenian-Turkish relations for a long time and, in this context, Davutoglu will make a move to ensure progress. 

“Davutoglu will travel to [Armenian capital city] Yerevan to participate in the meeting of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization [to be convened on Thursday].

“But when Davutoglu announced about his visit, a strong message came from Yerevan toward the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations,” the article stated.

The Turkish daily noted that Shavarsh Kocharyan had recommended that, instead of making provocative statements, Davutoglu should visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan and pay a silent tribute to the memory of the innocent victims.