Azerbaijani TV station ANS July 19 2008 TURKISH EMBASSY IN AZERBAIJAN ON SECRET TALKS WITH ARMENIAN DIPLOMATS The Turkish embassy in Azerbaijan has just circulated a statement regarding secret meetings between the Ankara government and Armenian diplomats [in Switzerland's Bern between 8-11 July]. The embassy said in its statement that Turkey recognized Armenia as a state in 1991. There were contacts between the two sides from time to time within this framework. The contacts between the employees of the two countries' foreign ministries also refer to this, [the statement said]. The embassy believes that it is not worth to seek for a distinct meaning in such meetings between the Armenian and Turkish...
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