Ankara welcomes Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan's decision to attend the Antalya Diplomatic Forum on March 11-13, Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesman Tanju Bilgiç said.
“Such reciprocal steps will contribute to the expansion of dialogue between the two countries and the discussion of confidence-building measures for a full settlement,” the statement said.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced his invitation to take part in the forum in January. Armenian Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan confirmed Minister Mirzoyan's participation yesterday.
The special representative of the Armenia-Turkey normalization relations, Parliament Deputy Speaker Ruben Rubinyan has also been invited to the forum, there is no official confirmation of his participation yet.
