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FOR ARMENIA, ACCEPTANCE OF TREATY OF KARS MEANS RENUNCIATION OF CERTAIN HISTORIC TERRITORIES, HISTORIAN SAYS
NOYAN TAPAN
MAY 5, 2009
YEREVAN
"History shows that the Turkish diplomacy is always the winner at
decisive moments," Edik Minasian, the Dean of Yerevan State University
History Department, said at the May 5 press conference. He reminded
that after World War I Turkey was on the verge of division into parts,
but it found a possibility to solve the issue in favor of itself.
According to the historian, now the Turks are again trying to extort
dividends beneficial for themselves in their relations with the
Armenians having a goal to achieve Armenia's and Diaspora's renouncing
the demand of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide and
solution of the Nagorno Karabakh problem in favor of Azerbaijan.
E. Minasian added that he has doubts concerning some analysts'
conviction that Turkey can establish relations with Armenia without
preconditions. "The Turks will not sign a memorandum for no particular
reason," he said touching upon the April 22 statement signed by the
Armenian and Turkish Foreign Ministers.
Commenting upon the information spread by Turkish media that by
that document Armenia has agreed to accept the Treaty of Kars,
E. Minasian said that he does not know whether that news corresponds
to reality. However, if it is right, according to E. Minasian's
formulation, for Armenia, acceptance of the Treaty of the Kars
means renunciation of certain historic territories and the Treaty
of Sevres. The historian reminded that by the Treaty of Kars the
Armenians ceded a territory of 24 thousand sq.km to Turkey, Kars and
Surmalu were given to Turkey and Nakhichevan to Azerbaijan.
NOYAN TAPAN
MAY 5, 2009
YEREVAN
"History shows that the Turkish diplomacy is always the winner at
decisive moments," Edik Minasian, the Dean of Yerevan State University
History Department, said at the May 5 press conference. He reminded
that after World War I Turkey was on the verge of division into parts,
but it found a possibility to solve the issue in favor of itself.
According to the historian, now the Turks are again trying to extort
dividends beneficial for themselves in their relations with the
Armenians having a goal to achieve Armenia's and Diaspora's renouncing
the demand of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide and
solution of the Nagorno Karabakh problem in favor of Azerbaijan.
E. Minasian added that he has doubts concerning some analysts'
conviction that Turkey can establish relations with Armenia without
preconditions. "The Turks will not sign a memorandum for no particular
reason," he said touching upon the April 22 statement signed by the
Armenian and Turkish Foreign Ministers.
Commenting upon the information spread by Turkish media that by
that document Armenia has agreed to accept the Treaty of Kars,
E. Minasian said that he does not know whether that news corresponds
to reality. However, if it is right, according to E. Minasian's
formulation, for Armenia, acceptance of the Treaty of the Kars
means renunciation of certain historic territories and the Treaty
of Sevres. The historian reminded that by the Treaty of Kars the
Armenians ceded a territory of 24 thousand sq.km to Turkey, Kars and
Surmalu were given to Turkey and Nakhichevan to Azerbaijan.