We try together not to move backwards in Turkey-Armenia relations: Turkish president

"We - I and my Armenian counterpart - try not to move backwards in the Turkey-Armenia relations," Gul said.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul met with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan in Bursa on Oct. 14 prior to the world cup qualifier football match between the two countries.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan at the airport. The Turkish president organized a dinner in honor of his Armenian counterpart.

After the dinner, the two countries' officials left for the Ataturk stadium in Bursa to watch the football match.

Commenting on these meetings, Abdullah Gul said they do not write the history, but create it.

The Turkey-Armenia football match ended with 2:0 in favor of Turkey.

Gul also added that his country has made successful steps in normalization of the relations with Armenia during the past two years.

/Trend News/