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ARTSAKH ARMENIANS OVERCAUTIOUS ABOUT POLITICAL PROCESSES
News.am
21:11 / 10/09/2009
"The Artsakh Armenians' attitude to the Armenia-Turkey normalization
process is actually predetermined by the fact that Azerbaijan has
made the Nagorno-Karabakh problem hostage to the Armenian-Turkish
relations," said the historian Mher Harutyunyan, Head of the Kachar
research center.
He pointed out that Turkey and Azerbaijan are doing their best to
link the two processes.
"From this point of view, the Artsakh Armenians are overcautious
about the ongoing political processes. Quite another matter is if
the Armenia-Turkey normalization process is viewed in the context of
establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations, lifting of Armenia's
blockade and restoration of other ties. The steps being made in
this direction are likely to produce positive results. However,
in the context of our triunity (Armenia-Karabakh-Diaspora) and the
Turkish society, many issues remain open. Our millions-strong Diaspora
was chiefly formed as a result of Turkey's genocidal policy toward
Armenians. Our people, which had for centuries been subjected to
persecution and violence by the Turkish authorities, cannot forget
it so easily," Harutyunyan said.
He said that the Armenian President's meetings with Diasporan
representatives were "a most important initiative aimed at specifying
certain issues."
News.am
21:11 / 10/09/2009
"The Artsakh Armenians' attitude to the Armenia-Turkey normalization
process is actually predetermined by the fact that Azerbaijan has
made the Nagorno-Karabakh problem hostage to the Armenian-Turkish
relations," said the historian Mher Harutyunyan, Head of the Kachar
research center.
He pointed out that Turkey and Azerbaijan are doing their best to
link the two processes.
"From this point of view, the Artsakh Armenians are overcautious
about the ongoing political processes. Quite another matter is if
the Armenia-Turkey normalization process is viewed in the context of
establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations, lifting of Armenia's
blockade and restoration of other ties. The steps being made in
this direction are likely to produce positive results. However,
in the context of our triunity (Armenia-Karabakh-Diaspora) and the
Turkish society, many issues remain open. Our millions-strong Diaspora
was chiefly formed as a result of Turkey's genocidal policy toward
Armenians. Our people, which had for centuries been subjected to
persecution and violence by the Turkish authorities, cannot forget
it so easily," Harutyunyan said.
He said that the Armenian President's meetings with Diasporan
representatives were "a most important initiative aimed at specifying
certain issues."