Turkish Parliament Speaker Mehmet Ali Sahin, who is currently in Russian capital of Moscow for the 34th General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Cooperation (PABSEC), had a meeting with Armenian National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported.
After the meeting, Sahin told reporters that Turkey which acted with the principle of improving ties with its neighbors was eager to normalize its relations with Armenia.
Turkey and Armenia earlier signed protocols foreseeing normalization of relations, he said.
Parliament Speaker Sahin is expected to return to Turkey on Tuesday.
“NO ONE CAN SAY WHEN THE PROTOCOLS WILL BE RATIFIED”
Turkish parliament speaker: No one can say when the protocols will be ratified
“We want to normalize relations with all our neighbors including Armenia.
Now the protocols signed between Turkey and Armenia are in the Medjlis commission on external ties. But no one, including me, can say when they will be ratified”, speaker of Turkish Parliament Mehmet Ali Shahin said in Moscow after the meeting with Abramyan within the framework of the sitting in the BSEC Parliamentary Assembly,
The Turkish speaker also met with Azerbaijani and Russian counterparts Oqtay Asadov and Boris Grizlov.
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