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ARMENIAN FM OSKANYAN ACCUSES TURKEY FOR THE BILATERAL PROBLEMS
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey
April 19 2006
Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanyan argued that Turkey should
take appropriate move to normalize relations with Armenia. According to
the Armenian Minister the only responsible in the relations is Turkey.
Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said "Armenia sets no
preconditions for establishment of normal relations with Turkey".
"Armenia was ready yesterday, is ready today and will be ready tomorrow
to establish neighbor relations with Turkey without preconditions
and have open borders with it," the Armenian FM stated.
However Turkish expert Yesim Sahiner finds Oskanyan's words 'funny
word games". "Armenia has no right to set no preconditions. It is
the Armenian side who occupied 20 percent of a neighbouring country"
she said.
According to Yesim Sahiner Armenia does not recognise Turkey's
national borders:
"Armenian FM is playing. He is pretenting. He tries to show Armenia a
peacefull country and Turkey as an aggressive country. However Turkey
did not occupy anywehere. 20 percent of Azerbaijan is still under
the Armenian occupation. And Armenia did anything possible not to
speak with the Turks. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan invited
them to Turkey and offer to establish a permenant dialogue. Armenian
side just rejected the kind invitations. Turkey does not need the
Armenian border for its economy. The side in need is Armenia and of
course they cannot set any precondition for dialogue."
"We admit that problems exist but show me two states, especially
in Europe, experiencing no historical problems. However no state
practises the "instrument of closed borders" to force another state
to renounce its history," the Armenian Minister said.
The Armenian Tashnak group on the other hand opposes opening of the
borders with Turkey. The Armenian diaspora in particular argue that
no relations should be established with the Turks.
Vartan Oskanian considers that Turkey doesn't wish to develop bilateral
political relations and this excludes any progress.
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey
April 19 2006
Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanyan argued that Turkey should
take appropriate move to normalize relations with Armenia. According to
the Armenian Minister the only responsible in the relations is Turkey.
Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said "Armenia sets no
preconditions for establishment of normal relations with Turkey".
"Armenia was ready yesterday, is ready today and will be ready tomorrow
to establish neighbor relations with Turkey without preconditions
and have open borders with it," the Armenian FM stated.
However Turkish expert Yesim Sahiner finds Oskanyan's words 'funny
word games". "Armenia has no right to set no preconditions. It is
the Armenian side who occupied 20 percent of a neighbouring country"
she said.
According to Yesim Sahiner Armenia does not recognise Turkey's
national borders:
"Armenian FM is playing. He is pretenting. He tries to show Armenia a
peacefull country and Turkey as an aggressive country. However Turkey
did not occupy anywehere. 20 percent of Azerbaijan is still under
the Armenian occupation. And Armenia did anything possible not to
speak with the Turks. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan invited
them to Turkey and offer to establish a permenant dialogue. Armenian
side just rejected the kind invitations. Turkey does not need the
Armenian border for its economy. The side in need is Armenia and of
course they cannot set any precondition for dialogue."
"We admit that problems exist but show me two states, especially
in Europe, experiencing no historical problems. However no state
practises the "instrument of closed borders" to force another state
to renounce its history," the Armenian Minister said.
The Armenian Tashnak group on the other hand opposes opening of the
borders with Turkey. The Armenian diaspora in particular argue that
no relations should be established with the Turks.
Vartan Oskanian considers that Turkey doesn't wish to develop bilateral
political relations and this excludes any progress.