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    PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS OVER ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS BEING HELD IN YEREVAN

    Noyan Tapan
    http://www.nt.am/news.php?shownews=113569
    Ma y 20, 2008

    YEREVAN, MAY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The possibility of Armenia's and Turkey's
    joint efforts under the circumstance of global challenges and threats
    was discussed at the international conference organized on May 20
    in Yerevan.

    Armenian and Turkish experts, representatives of diplomatic missions
    accredited in Armenia and a number of international organizations,
    students took part in the conference organized by the Eurasia
    Cooperation Fund and the Analytical Center for Globalization and
    Regional Cooperation.

    The dialogue and cooperation program between Armenia and Turkey,
    which has been implemented by the Eurasia Cooperation Fund since
    2006, contributes to improval of relations among people, cooperation
    between NGOs and business circles, which creates a basis for regional
    integration, stability, and countries' economic development. Steven
    Banks, the Head of the Political Department of the U.S. Embassy,
    said. In his words, the United States with active diplomatic efforts
    tries to contribute to establishment of contacts between Armenia and
    Turkey, but these efforts of NGOs can also assist in the issue of
    establishment of diplomatic contacts.

    Stepan Grigorian, the Director of the Analytical Center for
    Globalization and Regional Cooperation, said that public discussions
    over Armenian-Turkish relations can be more efficient, as they are
    held in an unconstrained atmosphere. According to him, in spite of
    many problems, there are also some issues, in connection with which
    the two countries' interests may coincide.

    In the political scientist's opinion, in particular, the Kosovo problem
    is among them, the independence of which has been recognized by Turkey,
    and Armenia will recognize it sooner or later.
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