Armenia’s FM voices hope Biden’s April 24 statement to pave way for dialogue between Armenia and Turkey

Foreign Minister of Armenia Ara Aivazian in an interview to the BBC Weekend programme said Turkey pursues hostile and aggressive policy towards Armenia since the restoration of independence back in 1991.

“As far as relations with Turkey are concerned, Turkey pursues hostile and aggressive policy towards Armenia since the restoration of independence back in 1991. Turkey rejected the establishment of diplomatic relations, it closed border with Armenia and pursued increasingly hostile policy against Armenia. Moreover, Turkey directly got involved in the Azerbaijani aggression against the people of Nagorno-Karabakh by dispatching thousands of foreign terrorist fighters to our region. We do hope that this very important statement by the President of the US will pave the way for dialogue and eventually to the normalization of relations. It will also contribute to the regional peace and stability,” the minister said.

Asked how will this play towards the possible normalization of relations Aivazian said it creates a ground for Turkish society to face the pages of their history.

“And also it induces the society to question the tragic pages of their history. I believe it will also create ground for dialogue between two neighboring countries. Abyss was created between two neighbouring countries and I believe this will be a very important step for normalization of our relations,” the Armenian minister said.