Turkish Daily News: Armenian, Turkish diplomats meet in Bern again

PanARMENIAN.Net - The behind the scenes diplomacy between Ankara and Yerevan, which set the ground for President Abdullah Gul's landmark visit to Armenia, continues this week in Switzerland with its third round between the two countries' top diplomats, the Turkish Daily News (TDN) reported.



Diplomats will try to finalize a draft for the common declaration of good will in the wake of a tripartite summit between Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan to take place in New York at the end of September, the report said.



Undersecretary of the foreign ministry, Ertugrul Apakan, and his deputy, Unal Cevikoz, headed for Switzerland on Sunday to meet their counterparts in Bern, which already hosted two rounds of talks in May and July, it added.



The declaration is to be announced at the meeting of Foreign Minister Ali Babacan and his Armenian counterpart, Edward Nalbandian, which is expected to the take place during the U.N General Assembly in New York being held Sept.23 to Oct.1.