The newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Francis Ricciardone arrived in Ankara and uttered a saying in the Turkish language.

“Mountain does not meet mountain but man does meet man,” the Ambassador said at Ankara airport, Bugun reports.

As NEWS.am reported previously, on December 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama announced recess appointments, which include Matt Bryza (to Azerbaijan) and Frank Ricciardone (to Turkey).