Erdogan's Security Services Did Not Allow Armenian Journalists to Attend His Lecture in George Mason University in Washington

"The protocol has always been a headache for us," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a half-humorous way at the George Mason University at the end of his lecture when the organizers reminded him that the event had already finished.

Our correspondent in Washington says that Erdogan did not say anything about his meeting with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan earlier in the framework of the World Nuclear Security Summit. Nor did he say anything about the Armenia-Turkey normalization.

There not any questions on Armenia-Turkey normalization after the lecture either. Instead Erdogan answered to journalists' questions ranging from issues related to Tibetan spiritual Dalai Lama to Iran's nuclear program.

Unfortunately, at first Erodgan's securtiy services did not allow Armenian journalists to attend the lecture saying there were no translation equipments. However, they allowed them attending the lecture, though it was announced that only students should pose questions.

Our correspondent in Washinton says it was not possible to ask Mr Erdogan whether or not he was going to meet Armenia halfway over the normalization.