Ahmet Davutoglu
Turkey will change its inimical attitude towards diasporas whether they are Armenians or Greeks, Turkish foreign minister has said.
"We will change [our] idea of diaspora. We had inimical attitude towards the Diaspora and we will change that. No matter it is Armenian or Greek [diaspora]," Ahmet Davutoglu was quoted by Turkish daily Zaman as saying at a press conference.
Speaking about the stalled Armenia-Turkey normalization, Davutoglu said that it was not Turkey who failed the ratification process. He also said that what matters is not only the opening of the Armenia-Turkey border but rather keeping it open after the opening - something that will depend on how the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations will unfold.
"Relations with Armenia will never again return to the situation that existed before October 9, 2009 [a day before the signing of the Armenia-Turkey Protocols in Zurich]. It is not the opening of the border that is important, but rather keeping it open which will depend on the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations," said he.
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