Turkey’s Custom and Trade Minister linked normalization of ties with Armenia with specific steps in Karabakh conflict settlement.

“Turkey was among the first countries to recognize Armenia’s independence. Cooperation with South Caucasus countries is important to Ankara,” Hayati Yazici noted, however, expressing support for Baku in Karabakh settlement issue.

According to the Turkish Minister, trade turnover with Armenia in the first 3 months of 2013 totaled $29, 859, Anadolu reported.