Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç has said Ankara welcomes Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan's decision to attend the Antalya Diplomacy Forum to be held on March 11-13.

"Such reciprocal steps will contribute to the advancement of dialogue and discussions on confidence-building measures between the two countries in line with the aim of full normalization," Bilgiç said on Tuesday, March 8.

Mirzoyan said in early February that he sees no problem in Armenia's participation in the Forum. The Foreign policy chief will probably be joined by Armenia's special envoy for the normalization of relations with Turkey, deputy speaker of parliament Ruben Rubinyan.