Turkish official: No problem in Turkey's Armenia initiative

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday that there was no problem in Turkey's Armenian initiative.

Burak Ozugergin, the spokesperson of the ministry, told reporters that Armenia's Turkey initiative was in trouble after a verdict of the Armenian Constitutional Court.

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia has declared its decision of constitutional conformity on the Protocols between Turkey and Armenia signed on 10 October 2009 with a short statement on January 12, 2010.

Turkey thinks the fifth article of Armenian Constitutional Court's verdict regarding the protocols signed between two countries is against the target and basis of the protocols.

"Turkey has not changed its views, and it is still in the same position," Ozugergin said.

Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu of the ministry will visit Switzerland and the United States in coming days.

"Sinirlioglu will express Turkey's concerns over this matter during his meetings," Ozugergin said.

On Upper Karabakh dispute, Ozugergin said there had been a progress in this issue in recent days.

"It seems that there is a light of hope for concrete steps aiming to solve the issue in coming days," Ozugergin said.

Ozugergin also said a concrete step depended on political will and courage of concerned parties, and Turkey was monitoring the process.

/World Bulletin/