Following President Gül’s short visit to Yerevan last year to watch the Football Match between the two countries’ national teams, the negotiations for the normalization of relations and cooperation between the two countries have fastened. About a year later the sides have signed on these matters the two protocols on October 10th in Zurich. Armenia President Serje Sarkisyan coming to Bursa four days later for the return Football Match has been a sign of friendship and goodwill which are essential for Turkey-Armenia relations.

Armenian genocide is a controversial issue and also a fabrication by many Armenians and their supporters who benefit from it according to those who have studied the events of the end of 19th and the beginning of 20th century with an open mind and without prejudice.