Azerbaijani population negatively assessing Turkish President’s visit to Yerevan

Today.AZ Most citizens of Azerbaijan negatively assess the visit of Turkish President A.Gul to Yerevan on September 6 and consider that it will have a negative impact on the Karabakh conflict resolution.  According to the report of the Ray monitoring center, which held a public poll regarding Gul’s visit to Yerevan, the reaction of the [...]

Abdullah Gul: “During my visit to Yerevan we did not say a single word about opening of borders between Armenia and Turkey”

Today.AZ APA’s interview with Turkish President Abdullah Gul.  -You gave information to media about your visit to Armenia. What would you like to say about your visit to Azerbaijan? – First of all I welcome all my Azerbaijani brothers. I know that they follow this visit with great interest and I want them to feel [...]

TRT signals future broadcasts in Armenian

Turkish Daily News The Turkish Radio Television, or TRT, is moving towards cooperation with Armenia’s public television station to promote dialogue between two neighbors. After President Abdullah Gül’s historic visit to Yerevan, the general manager of TRT, İbrahim Şahin, announced TRT might start broadcasting in Armenian. After making the first move by broadcasting the World [...]

Turkish, Armenian foreign ministers agree to normalize relations

Hurriyet The Turkish and Armenian foreign ministers have agreed to normalize bilateral relations during a late-night meeting held in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, after the Turkish president’s landmark visit, Hurriyet daily wrote on Monday. Armenia’s Eduard Nalbandian and Turkey’s Ali Babacan have agreed on several issues; including the opening of closed borders, the establishment of [...]

Turkish President: “My visit broke psychological barriers in Caucasus”

Today.AZ President Abdullah Gul’s brief yet still landmark visit to Armenia raised hopes for dialogue that could eventually restore relations between the two estranged neighbors and help bury an almost a century old hostility over history, Today’s Zaman reports. “My visit broke psychological barriers in the Caucasus,” Gul told reporters on his way back to [...]