Armenia-Turkey Rapprochement is Not Dead: Abdullah Gül

The Armenian-Turkey normalization process is not dead, and this is a period of silent diplomacy, said Turkish President Abdullah Gül during his official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

According to Turkish daily Today’s Zaman, he condemned the adoption of resolutions on recognizing the Armenian Genocide by different countries, adding it affects the Armenia-Turkey rapprochement negatively.

“We will continue working consistently on the matter. Sometimes tough issues are resolved through silent diplomacy,” said the Turkish president.

Gül also said Turkey was ahead of Armenia in terms of ratifying the Armenia-Turkey Protocols, since, unlike Yerevan, Ankara immediately sent the Protocols to parliament for ratification.