ANKARA - Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Burak Ozugergin said on Thursday that the ministry had been evaluating the proposal of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan who invited Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Armenia for a soccer match between Turkey and Armenia.
Turkey and Armenia will play a qualifier on September 6th, 2008 for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
Referring to the statements on normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations, Ozugergin said Sargsyan earlier made statements for a fresh start to bilateral relations.
Turkey will host Armenia on October 14th, 2009 for a European Qualifying Group 5 match.
Spain, Belgium, Estonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina are the other teams in Group 5.
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