London, April 03, SPA --Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said today that a deal with Armenia on their common border would have to wait until Armenia and Azerbaijan resolve a festering dispute over an enclave in the Caucasus mountains, according to Reuters. With signs of a thaw in ties between Turkey and Armeniaafter a century of hostility, Turkish media have speculated thatAnkara could reopen the border, closed by Turkey in 1993. The media have speculated that Turkey might announce thebreakthrough in normalising ties with Armenia to coincide with the visit of U.S. President Barack Obama, to Turkey fromApril 5 to 7. But Erdogan, asked about the issue on Friday, appeared topour cold water on an imminent border deal. "We cannot take the final step unless the Nagorno-Karabakhproblem is resolved," he told a news conference in London. "It is clear that we are taking steps to prepare the groundfor the final step but first the problem between Armenia andAzerbaijan should reach a solution... America, Russia and Franceshould speed up this process ... and make our job easier." --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/650772