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ACCORDING TO HAYK DEMOYAN, TURKEY HAS CALCULATED ALL ITS STEPS IN ADVANCE
Noyan Tapan
Apr 6, 2009
YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. According to Hayk Demoyan, the Director
of the Museum-Institute of Armenian Genocide, today the West wishes to
see the Armenian-Turkish border opened, which causes inconveniences
for Turkey. As H. Demoyan reported at the April 6 press conference,
the probability of border's opening causes problems in Turkish-Azeri
relations. Besides, according to the speaker, the Turkish authorities
have to somehow show to their own society that they do not yield to
United States' pressure in the issue of opening the border. "In one
word, the possibility of Turkey's manoeuvre in the issue of opening the
border has become limited," H. Demoyan said. He added that European
media criticized the statement of a Turkish official that the border
cannot be opened until there is the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
According to H. Demoyan, by saying "opening of the border" Armenian
society imagines a near campaign or attack by the Turks. While, in
his words, only opening of two barriers is spoken about. H. Demoyan
added that cargo transportations will be done and a contact with
the outer world will be established thanks to opening of the two
barriers. "The advantages of opening the border are huge for Armenia,"
he said meanwhile adding that the Armenians should be cautious. "Let
us not be naive: Turkey has calculated all its steps in advance. We
should not forget that Turkey is the ally of the country, with which
we are at a non-announced war," H. Demoyan said.
Noyan Tapan
Apr 6, 2009
YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. According to Hayk Demoyan, the Director
of the Museum-Institute of Armenian Genocide, today the West wishes to
see the Armenian-Turkish border opened, which causes inconveniences
for Turkey. As H. Demoyan reported at the April 6 press conference,
the probability of border's opening causes problems in Turkish-Azeri
relations. Besides, according to the speaker, the Turkish authorities
have to somehow show to their own society that they do not yield to
United States' pressure in the issue of opening the border. "In one
word, the possibility of Turkey's manoeuvre in the issue of opening the
border has become limited," H. Demoyan said. He added that European
media criticized the statement of a Turkish official that the border
cannot be opened until there is the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
According to H. Demoyan, by saying "opening of the border" Armenian
society imagines a near campaign or attack by the Turks. While, in
his words, only opening of two barriers is spoken about. H. Demoyan
added that cargo transportations will be done and a contact with
the outer world will be established thanks to opening of the two
barriers. "The advantages of opening the border are huge for Armenia,"
he said meanwhile adding that the Armenians should be cautious. "Let
us not be naive: Turkey has calculated all its steps in advance. We
should not forget that Turkey is the ally of the country, with which
we are at a non-announced war," H. Demoyan said.