The process of reconciliation of Armenia and Turkey

Ankara - Turkey and Armenia have declared that it will start to "internal political consultations" to normalize relations after almost 100 years of hostilities.

In a joint statement the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Armenia and Switzerland - as an intermediary, it is stated that the consultation conclude within six weeks and will subsequently be signed two protocols, reported Reuters.

Logs will then be submitted to parliaments for ratification. The two countries in April adopted the "road map" for normalization of relations, but details about it are not known. Some diplomats said that it provides, among other things, the opening of borders and establishing diplomatic relations.

Turkey closed its border with Armenia 1993rd in solidarity with Muslim Azerbaijan in the conflict which broke out around the area of Nagorno-Karabakh, whose separatist intentions supports Armenia.

Relations between the two countries are also burdened by accusations of Armenia addressed to Turkey (Ottoman Empire) for the mass murder of over a million Armenians during the First World War, which Ankara does not recognize.

According to Yerevan, then killed some 1.5 million Armenians, while Ankara argues that killed between 300,000 and 500,000 Armenians who died mostly from starvation and disease in these difficult times, stressing that the civil war killed a large number of Turks .

For progress in normalizing relations between the two sides and is credited as the British agency says, the game of football team of Turkey and Armenia, who met last year in qualifying for the World Championships in Yerevan.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul personally cheered players. Journalists described the event as "football diplomacy" or "football summit, and this year should play second leg match in Turkey which was called Armenian President Serge Sakisijan.

Sakisijan, however, recently said he would not go to the football match if it does not open the borders, or at least not become clear signs that reached.

Ankara has responded to this statement will not be opening the border, while Armenia does not make concessions over Nagorno-Karabakh.