In a letter to Dink's widow earlier this week, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian made a similar appeal.
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said today that a joint effort was needed to normalize relations. He said Armenia should not make "unjust demands" on Turkey.
Turkey and Armenia have no diplomatic relations. Their common border has been shut since 1993 because of Armenia's unresolved conflict with Azerbaijan, a close Turkish ally, over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.
In related news, a Turkish teenager was sent to jail today after his first appearance in court related to Dink's murder.
The prosecution is preparing charges against 17-year-old Ogun Samast, who has confessed to killing Dink for "insulting" Turks.
(Reuters, AP, AFP)
Unknown Victims
Ethnic Armenians displaced by fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh in the 1980s (Photolur)
HOW MANY MISSING? Well over a decade after conflicts in the South Caucasus froze, the International Committee of the Red Cross says new cases of missing people continue to emerge. Significant progress will, it fears, have to wait for final peace agreements.
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