Turkish Armenians believe football match to improve relations between two states
The Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul as well as some Armenian citizens of Turkey have lauded President Abdullah Gul's decision to travel to Yerevan to watch a match between the Turkish and Armenian national football teams along with his Armenian counterpart, Serzh Sargsyan, who issued the invitation.
The patriarchate, in a written statement released yesterday, first of all said that sports was by its very nature an activity that directs people towards peace and fraternity. " In this regard, we hope the Armenia-Turkey national football match to be played in Yerevan on Sept, 6, 2008 will be an occasion for the improvement of mutual friendship and neighborhood relations for the peoples of both countries, which share a common geography," the patriarchate said, Today's Zaman reports.
The patriarchate, in a written statement released yesterday, first of all said that sports was by its very nature an activity that directs people towards peace and fraternity. " In this regard, we hope the Armenia-Turkey national football match to be played in Yerevan on Sept, 6, 2008 will be an occasion for the improvement of mutual friendship and neighborhood relations for the peoples of both countries, which share a common geography," the patriarchate said, Today's Zaman reports.
