Turkey views Armenia as a potential friend and not as a threat or an enemy, the chairman of Council of Europe Council of Ministers, Turkish Foreign Minister stated.

At PACE session in Strasburg, in response to a question asked by a member of the Armenian delegation, Ahmet Davutoglu said that Turkey attaches importance to normalization of relations with Armenia and establishment of stability in South Caucasus.

“The solution of the problems between Armenia and Azerbaijan will make important contribution to the peace and stability of the region,” Davutoglu noted, according to Anatolian News Agency.

Turkey has taken over the rotating presidency of the CoE Council of Ministers on November 10, 2010, and will chair the Committee till May 2011.