The Armenia-Turkey football match in Burs on October 14 will be of crucial importance for the improvement of bilateral relations, Governor Şahabettin Harput told NEWS.am.

“I think the match will certainly have a positive impact on the Armenia-Turkey normalization process,” he said. Mr. Harput pointed out the high importance of the match for the Armenian-Turkish protocols signed on October 10. “The match will promote the normalization that is to follow the signing of the protocols.”

As to whether the upcoming game is equal to the Zurich protocols, Mr. Harput said: “The Bursa match will create favorable preconditions for the normalization of both Armenian-Turkish and Armenian-Azerbaijani relations.”