Armenia seeks rapprochement with Turkey without preconditions or opening of Armenian-Turkish border, National Security Council Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan said in an interview with Spiegel Online German newspaper. According to him, opening of borders with Turkey spells new economic projects, new possibilities for energy supply diversification. "Our neighbors are no enemy to us," he noted.

When questioned if friendship between Armenia and Turkey is possible in case Ankara refuses to recognize the Armenian Genocide, Arthur Baghdasaryan stated, "Armenian Genocide has already been recognized by many states, and we have to take our best efforts to prevent such tragedies from happening again. We don't seek friendship, but only normal neighborly relations with Turkey. There are dark periods in the history of our nations. But we have to look into the future, instead of living in the past."