Turkish President Abdullah Gül went to the Armenian capital city of Yerevan last September to watch the Armenia-Turkey 2010 World Cup qualifying match, accepting Sarksyan's invitation with the hope of ending the century-old hostility between Armenia and Turkey. Sarksyan was invited to watch the Turkish leg of the Turkey-Armenia 2010 World Cup qualifying match during Gül's visit to Yerevan.
In an interview with the BBC, Sarksyan stressed once again that he would leave for Turkey only in the event of the opening of the border or at the threshold of such an event, the Public Radio of Armenia reported on Monday.
“We have an agreement. I think that it's normal and correct for the parties to implement the agreement reached earlier,” Sarksyan said, noting that so far he has not seen a great desire or aspiration to implement that agreement. “Our wish remains the same -- to establish relations without preconditions.”
