
ArmInfo. Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Andrey Rudenko had a telephone conversation with the Special Representative for the Normalization of Relations between Armenia and Turkey, Vise-Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Ruben Rubinyan.
According to the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry, an exchange of views took place on the implementation of the Moscow agreements (January 14 this year) between the Armenian and Turkish sides, as well as on further steps in connection with the next contact of the two special representatives in Vienna on February 24 this year.
The Russian side reaffirmed its readiness to further assist in the search for points of contact between Yerevan and Ankara in the interests of stability and sustainable development in the region.
It should be reminded that on January 14, the first meeting of the Special Representatives for the normalization process between Armenia and Turkey, Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Ruben Rubinyan and Ambassador Serdar Kilic took place in Moscow. "During the first meeting, held in a positive and constructive atmosphere, the special representatives exchanged preliminary views on the normalization process through dialogue between Armenia and Turkey. The parties agreed to continue negotiations without preconditions with a view to full normalization," the foreign ministries of the two countries said in a statement on results of the meeting.
The start of the normalization process was announced on December 13 by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. At the same time, he stressed that Ankara will act in coordination with Azerbaijan regarding steps to normalize relations with Armenia