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

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