US Ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman said that they wanted Turkey to open its Armenian border as soon as possible and called Armenia to recognize Turkey. According to Anadolu agency, delivering a speech in the symposium, Edelman said Turkey was very important for the United States, stressing that a strong Turkey was important for the region. He said they wanted to support Turkey to fulfill its targets, and noted that this was important for the interests of United States. Edelman said U.S. was ready to cooperate with all the countries in the world to fight against terrorism after September 11 terrorist attacks, stating that September 11 attacks changed point of view of the United States against the world. He said their target was to cooperate with the whole world on this issue. (Arminfo)