Yerevan appealed to Moscow with request for mediation in  normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations

ArmInfo. Yerevan appealed to Moscow with a request for mediation in the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. Vahan Hunanyan, press secretary of the  Armenian Foreign Ministry, announced.

In his words, a number of partners of Armenia, including Russia,  expressed their readiness to act as a mediator in the issue of  normalizing Armenian-Turkish relations. "A number of international  partners, including Russia, stated that they are ready to assist the  process of normalizing Armenian-Turkish relations.  And we informed  Russia that we are ready to start the process of normalizing  Armenian-Turkish relations without preconditions. And if such a  process starts, naturally, we will provide information about it, "  Hunanyan told RFE/RL's Armenian Service.

At the same time, he assured that so far there have been no direct  negotiations between Ankara and Yerevan.

Hunanyan also commented on the mass media reports that on November  26, Sochi will host a meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, mediated by Russian  leader Vladimir Putin. So, according to him, various proposals are  being discussed in different formats.  "When an agreement is reached  on the date, place and format, we will inform in advance within a  reasonable time," Vahan Hunanyan added.  Earlier it became known that  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President  Ilham Aliyev agreed to hold a meeting in Brussels on December 15  within the framework of the Eastern Partnership summit.