September 25, 2008 - 15:31 AMT
Armenia should help Turkey to face its past
Armenia welcomes any assistance for resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the RA President said.

"Turkish President's initiative can help the Minsk Group process," Serzh Sargsyan said during a meeting with the Armenian community of New York.

"Mr Gul voiced willingness to assist in the resolution of the Karabakh conflict," he said adding that Armenia's main goal is to convince Azerbaijan that recognition of Karabakh people right to self-determination is inevitable.

Touching on normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations, President Sargsyan said, "We do not suffer from complexes and I am hopeful that the two countries will resolve their problems one day. Armenia should help the Turkish public to face their past."

Mr Sargsyan thanked the Armenian community and NGOs for rendering assistance to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.

He also briefed on projects to be implemented, including construction of a new nuclear power plant, Iran-Armenia railroad.