Mirzoyan: Turkey can play positive role in Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan expressed confidence that Turkey can play a constructive role in the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan in a recent interview with several Turkish media outlets on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.

"Yes, obviously, and Turkey's public position is that we are doing very well. This is my interpretation. I'm not literally quoting any statement by Turkish officials, but my overall impression is that Turkey's position is the following: yes, we are doing very well on our bilateral track, we have this project, that project. We have the intention to fully normalize Armenian-Turkish relations, but we cannot do it completely before the Armenian-Azerbaijani normalization is completely implemented," he remarked.

"So, our perception, my personal perception is that if we start with the other end, if we succeed to fully normalize Armenian-Turkish relations, that will obviously and definitely, for sure, have its positive impact on Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. But this is an issue, this is a question that, I mean, everyone has his or her answer to, and yes, there are different views on that. But you ask me whether Turkey can have a positive role? Absolutely, yes," Mirzoyan stated.