TURKISH MINISTER RULES OUT ANY NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA WHILE THE LATTER CONTINUES TO PUT FORWARD "HISTORICAL ALLEGATIONS"November 4, 2000 - 16:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 04.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Turkish State Minister Abdulhaluk Cay declared that he ruled out any normalization of relations with neighboring Armenia, while the latter maintains accusations of an early 20th century genocide. "While the country continues to put forward allegations of this type, no dialogue will be possible," Cay said. In addition, he insisted that Armenian forces would have to withdraw from the disputed enclave of Nagorno Karabakh before dialogue could be established. State Minister Abdulhaluk Cay is responsible for relations with other Turkish-speaking republics in Central Asia. -0- ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |