Armenian president sees no reason not to attend Armenia-Turkey football match

The first Armenia-Turkey match was held on Sept. 6, 2008 in Yerevan, where the Armenian team lost by 0:2. The historic implication is always present at sporting face-offs between the two countries.

The Bursa match is part of a significant political processes termed as “football diplomacy”. President of Turkey Abdullah Gul attended the match in Yerevan at the invitation of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.

The Turkish leader made a return curtsy by officially inviting Sargsyan to attend the match in Bursa.

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