Turkey desired to solve the issue through a diplomatic and democratic way.
Upon a question on his expectations from Obama's speech on April 24, Erdogan said, "I delivered a statement on this issue before. Personally, I do not expect such a thing. I believe the necessary messages have been mutually taken".
Noting that he had a 1.5-hour meeting with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan the other day, Erdogan said the ongoing process between Turkey and Armenia was on the agenda of his talks with Obama as well.
Commenting on Sargsyan's recent remarks in which he stated that "Turkey could not use a pre-conditioned language while talking to Armenia", Erdogan said, "In addition to the expression 'without pre-conditions', the texts signed by Turkey and Armenia in Zurich also consisted of a very important statement, which was establishment of regional peace".
Replying to a question on whether the border pass between Turkey and Armenia would be re-opened, Erdogan said the border gate between the two countries had been closed due to Armenia's invasion of Azerbaijani territory in 1993, adding that Turkey's border with Armenia could be opened if a settlement was reached and peace was provided in that region.
"Turkey does not have the intention of forcing the opposite party to accept the records of its memory. But in the same manner, other countries cannot force Turkey to do such a thing either," the Turkish prime minister said.
Regarding the developments concerning Iran, Erdogan said Turkey desired to solve the issue through a diplomatic and democratic way.
Assessing the Nuclear Security Summit as well, Erdogan said measures to be taken against nuclear terrorism and sanctions to be imposed on such matter were on the agenda of the gathering.
Upon completing his talks, Erdogan departed from the U.S. capital for Turkey.
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