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IN OPINION OF ARMENIAN HISTORIANS, TURKEY TURNED ISSUE OF OPENING BORDER INTO SUBJECT OF BARGAINING
Noyan Tapan
Apr 3, 2009
YEREVAN, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The Turks try to propose U.S. opening
the Armenian-Turkish border in exchange for U.S. President's not
recognizing the fact of the Armenian Genocide: Turkey turned the idea
of opening the border into a subject of bargaining and in every way
possible tries to delay the solution of that issue. Historian Yervand
Bozoyan stated in the Urvagits TV program commenting upon the current
developments over the Armenian-Turkish relations and possibility of
recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the U.S.
In his opinion, opening the border plays an important role for Armenia,
but that issue is also important for Turkey, which, however, tries
to bargain with the United States.
Bozoyan considers that recognizing the Armenian Genocide is not
beneficial for the U.S. President and his team today. "Barack Obama
carries out new policy in the East, therefore Turkey becomes a
very important partner, and in that respect the U.S. attaches much
importance to the Armenian-Turkish relations. I do not exclude that
Obama will call for opening the border."
Hayk Demoyan, the Director of the Institute-Museum of Armenian
Genocide, also considers that Turkey tries to give price of goods
to the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border, at that, expensive
goods. However, Armenia, in his opinion, should declare that it is
not going to pay the price for opening the border and to renounce
recognition of the Genocide. "We only wish to establish good-neighborly
relations," he said.
Hayk Demoyan does not exclude the possibility of mediated recognition
of the Genocide by President Obama, that is, according to the
scientist, the U.S.
President in his traditional annual speech on the day of the Armenian
Genocide, April 24 can refer to these or those historic materials
or documents telling about the Genocide. "The most important is the
fact's being recognized by Turkish society. I do not exclude the
possibility of transformation of thinking, meanwhile I do not want it
to become an illusion, as a special council fighting at the state level
recognition of the Armenian Genocide has been established in Turkey. In
all cases I consider that we should work with Turkish society and do
right diplomatic work in that direction," Hayk Demoyan stated.
To recap, the Turkish-Armenian land border has been closed by
Ankara since 1993, but regular flights operate between Istanbul
and Yerevan. Ankara puts forward considerable progress in Nagorno
Karabakh settlement, as well as Armenia's renouncing the demand to
recognize as a genocide the events of 1915 in Ottoman Turkey as a
precondition for opening the border. Armenia is the only country in
the post-Soviet space, with which Turkey has no diplomatic relations.
Noyan Tapan
Apr 3, 2009
YEREVAN, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The Turks try to propose U.S. opening
the Armenian-Turkish border in exchange for U.S. President's not
recognizing the fact of the Armenian Genocide: Turkey turned the idea
of opening the border into a subject of bargaining and in every way
possible tries to delay the solution of that issue. Historian Yervand
Bozoyan stated in the Urvagits TV program commenting upon the current
developments over the Armenian-Turkish relations and possibility of
recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the U.S.
In his opinion, opening the border plays an important role for Armenia,
but that issue is also important for Turkey, which, however, tries
to bargain with the United States.
Bozoyan considers that recognizing the Armenian Genocide is not
beneficial for the U.S. President and his team today. "Barack Obama
carries out new policy in the East, therefore Turkey becomes a
very important partner, and in that respect the U.S. attaches much
importance to the Armenian-Turkish relations. I do not exclude that
Obama will call for opening the border."
Hayk Demoyan, the Director of the Institute-Museum of Armenian
Genocide, also considers that Turkey tries to give price of goods
to the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border, at that, expensive
goods. However, Armenia, in his opinion, should declare that it is
not going to pay the price for opening the border and to renounce
recognition of the Genocide. "We only wish to establish good-neighborly
relations," he said.
Hayk Demoyan does not exclude the possibility of mediated recognition
of the Genocide by President Obama, that is, according to the
scientist, the U.S.
President in his traditional annual speech on the day of the Armenian
Genocide, April 24 can refer to these or those historic materials
or documents telling about the Genocide. "The most important is the
fact's being recognized by Turkish society. I do not exclude the
possibility of transformation of thinking, meanwhile I do not want it
to become an illusion, as a special council fighting at the state level
recognition of the Armenian Genocide has been established in Turkey. In
all cases I consider that we should work with Turkish society and do
right diplomatic work in that direction," Hayk Demoyan stated.
To recap, the Turkish-Armenian land border has been closed by
Ankara since 1993, but regular flights operate between Istanbul
and Yerevan. Ankara puts forward considerable progress in Nagorno
Karabakh settlement, as well as Armenia's renouncing the demand to
recognize as a genocide the events of 1915 in Ottoman Turkey as a
precondition for opening the border. Armenia is the only country in
the post-Soviet space, with which Turkey has no diplomatic relations.