Text of Turkey-Armenia roadmap publicized

The roadmap, which will determine the fate of Turkey-Armenia relations, consists of 5 main items:

-Armenia will recognize Gars treaty signed between the USSR and Turkey in 1921;

-Joint commission of historians will be set up to investigate the genocide claims and the third countries may join the commission;

-The borders will be reopened between the two countries and relevant agreements will be signed to begin trade;

-The two countries will accredit their ambassadors to Georgia in Ankara and Yerevan, after that direct diplomatic relations will be established;

-The issues in the roadmap requiring approval of the legislative body will be discussed in the parliament.

The document does not cover Nagorno Karabakh conflict, but normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations will take place in parallel with the process of solution. The source in Turkish Foreign Ministry said to the Sabah:

“Though the solution to Cyprus problem is not set as stipulation in Turkey-European Union relations, this issue is a reality. Nagorno Karabakh problem will also be so.”

/APA/