Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Turkey and Armenia have signed the two Protocols that were needed to normalize relations, at the University of Zurich late Saturday 10 October – but only after a last-minute delay when Armenia balked because of a speech the Turkish foreign minister had prepared. Switzerland’s mediators, who have spent over a year bringing the two countries to the table to sign, again jumped in and spent several hours working with the two parties to find a solution. In the end, no one gave a speech, and the foreign ministers from Turkey and Armenia had a long and warm handshake in the presence of Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, among other notable guests. Video, TSR (Fre) and background, GenevaLunch
Whew, Turkey and Armenia shake hands at last
October 10, 2009 by
