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    FT: NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA AND OPENNING THE BORDERS ARE GREAT CHALLENGES FOR TURKEY

    Noyan Tapan
    Apr 15, 2009

    London, April 15, Noyan Tapan: The working manner of Turkish
    authorities on the world stage in recent times and a needlessly brash
    tone damage the international image of Turkey. Instead, this is a
    high time for Turkey to display quiet and responsible diplomacy,
    writes the Financial Times.

    "One thing that Turkish diplomacy must understand: in the
    international arena sharp words have not a good impact on them:
    Turkey may be playing a constructive role in stabilizing Iraq and
    Afghanistan, but the opposition of the prime minister Recep Tayyip
    Erdogan to the nomination of Anders Fogh Rasmussen to the position
    of the Atlantic Alliance's secretary-general was about to crash the
    recent NATO summit. The summit was a very important stage for such
    insignificant speech, which damaged Turkey's international image",
    writes the British periodical adding that within coming two weeks
    Turkey will face "two great challenges".

    The first is to normalize relations with Armenia and open the border
    closed by Turkey in 1993 in support of Azerbaijan. The second is to
    reach an agreement with Greece over the Cyprus dispute. If Turkey can
    achieve tangible results on both two fronts, it will significantly
    reinforce its possibilities to EU accession.
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