Turkish Minister: Armenian-Turkish rapprochement will be continuous in case of concrete moves to resolve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Our country is holding on to belief that the settlement of the Armenia-Turkey relations will be continuous in the South Caucasus, especially in case of taking concrete moves to
resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Turkey's Trade Minister Hayati Yazici said. 

Anadolu Agency quotes him as saying that Turkey was one of the first states to recognize Armenia's independence.

He said that Turkey gives high priority to cooperation in the South Caucasus and in this context signed protocols on establishment of diplomatic relations in 2009.

He also said that Armenian-Turkish trade turnover made up $29,859 in Q1 2013.