05/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - The French EU Presidency welcomed the “historic” visit by Turkey's President Abdullah Gül scheduled for Saturday 6 September in Armenia, hoping that it will “create a climate favourable for normalising relations” between the two countries. Mr Gül is the first head of state of Turkey to go to Armenia since this former Soviet republic declared independence in 1991, accepting an invitation from his Armenian counterpart, Serge Sarkissian, to attend an...