Today, Sept. 3, Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon welcomed the progress in Armenia-Turkey normalization, Associated Press reports.

“The normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations will not only benefit both nations and their citizens, but also enhance stability, security and development within their turbulent and vital neighborhood,” said Cannon.

Canada's Foreign Minister declared not long ago he met with his Turkish counterpart in Istanbul and stressed the importance of Armenia-Turkey dialogue.

NEWS.am informed late on August 31, that the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Turkey issued a press releases on which says: "The Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Turkey have agreed to start their internal political consultations on two Protocols – the ‘Protocol on the establishment of diplomatic relations’ and the ‘Protocol on the development of bilateral relations’ – which have been initiated in the course of their efforts under Swiss mediation.