Abdullah Gul discussing Turkish-Armenian relations with Ilham Aliyev

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish President Abdullah Gul had a phone conversation with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev. Both leaders discussed the normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia and the developments in the Caucasus, the Turkish Presidency said in a written statement.



"Today's talks were a continuation of consultations between the two heads of state in the recent weeks and confirmed the traditional understanding, solidarity and close cooperation between Turkey and Azerbaijan that contributes to the stability and welfare of the region," the statement also said.





Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Turkey issued a joint statement on normalization of relations on April 22, the RA MFA press office reported.



The statement says:



"Turkey and Armenia, together with Switzerland as mediator, have been working intensively with a view to normalizing their bilateral relations and developing them in a spirit of good-neighborliness, and mutual respect, and thus to promoting peace, security and stability in the whole region.



The two parties have achieved tangible progress and mutual understanding in this process and they have agreed on a comprehensive framework for the normalization of their bilateral relations in a mutually satisfactory manner. In this context, a road-map has been identified.