In the course of the Protocols' ratification in Turkish Parliament, a wish that the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations be improved will be expressed, Turkish Ambassador to Russia Halil Akinci stated in his interview with the Nezavisimaya Gazeta (Independent Newspaper, Russia).

“It is yet too early to speak of Russian cooperation projects with Armenia and Turkey – the Turkish Majlis first has to ratify the Zurich protocols,” the Ambassador said. He stressed that the Turkish Parliament is not always consistent in dealing with the Government enquiries, “while the Government’s policy is to establish good relations with neighbors.”

Ambassador Halil Akıncı said that it was at the signing ceremony in Zurich that the United States and Russia obviously demonstrated their interest in and support for the improvement of the Armenia-Turkey and Armenia-Azerbaijan relations. The ceremony was attended by the Russian and French FMs as well as by the U.S. Secretary of State, “that is the diplomats of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairing countries.”

“The Armenian-Turkish Protocols signing in Zurich demonstrates both the wish to normalize Armenian-Turkish and Armenian-Azerbaijani relations,” Ambassador Halil Akinci said.