The first stage of Armenia-Turkey normalization ended with RA President's visit to Turkey. The second is due after the Protocols' ratification in the parliaments - which is not an easy task, deems Dr. Ruben Safrastyan, Professor of Turkish Studies.

The three parties in Armenia's ruling coalition, which holds a majority in the country's parliament, said Friday they would support establishing ties with Turkey.

A controversial process ostensibly aimed at normalizing relations between Armenia and Turkey will come to an end with year 2010, the Director of the Dzidzernagapert Genocide Museum Institute in Armenia told reporters on Monday.

ZURICH: The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Turkey, Eduard Nalbandian and Ahmet Davutoglu, have signed the widely-opposed Protocols to normalise relations, overcoming an unexpected delay caused by a "last minute hitch".

MOSCOW (Combined Sources)-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will visit Turkey next week upon an invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.