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NO INTENSIFICATION IN ARMENIAN-TURKISH DIALOGUE EXPECTED IN NEXT MONTHS
news.am
June 14 2010
Armenia
No progress in Armenian-Turkish reconciliation process will be
registered within the next two months, the former NKR Foreign Minister
Arman Melikyan told NEWS.am.
"Within the next months Turkey will have to strengthen its positions,
particularly in the Arabic world. Therefore, the Turkish- Israeli
problem will be the focus. One moment they may try to shift their
attention to the South Caucasus, but it will be conditioned by certain
strategic moves," Melikayn said. He added that in case Turkey achieves
success in Israel's direction, it will attempt to fix progress in the
South Caucasus as well. "However, it requires a long-term program,
and I do not think Turkey has such a strategy now," he said. He
believes certain intensification in the Armenian-Turkish dialogue
might be registered in September.
Earlier, the Armenian FM stated official Yerevan is waiting for
Ankara's real readiness for Armenia-Turkey normalization process.
Asked whether the mentioned statement means that Armenia is ready
to carry through the Armenian-Turkish process and does not intend
to withdraw from it despite all the rumors, Melikayn replied:
"Since Armenia, in fact, does not carry out any foreign policy,
Yerevan tries to give a beletated response to global political
developments. Turkey is conducting a clear policy, trying to restore
the role it had during the years of the Soviet Union. Presently, its
role is gradually diminishing both for the U.S. and for its former
partners. With a view to assuming a new role, Ankara will seek to
increase its influence," he stated.
The Turkish -Armenian process had this objective as well, and Ankara
"made a good use" of Armenia.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
June 14 2010
Armenia
No progress in Armenian-Turkish reconciliation process will be
registered within the next two months, the former NKR Foreign Minister
Arman Melikyan told NEWS.am.
"Within the next months Turkey will have to strengthen its positions,
particularly in the Arabic world. Therefore, the Turkish- Israeli
problem will be the focus. One moment they may try to shift their
attention to the South Caucasus, but it will be conditioned by certain
strategic moves," Melikayn said. He added that in case Turkey achieves
success in Israel's direction, it will attempt to fix progress in the
South Caucasus as well. "However, it requires a long-term program,
and I do not think Turkey has such a strategy now," he said. He
believes certain intensification in the Armenian-Turkish dialogue
might be registered in September.
Earlier, the Armenian FM stated official Yerevan is waiting for
Ankara's real readiness for Armenia-Turkey normalization process.
Asked whether the mentioned statement means that Armenia is ready
to carry through the Armenian-Turkish process and does not intend
to withdraw from it despite all the rumors, Melikayn replied:
"Since Armenia, in fact, does not carry out any foreign policy,
Yerevan tries to give a beletated response to global political
developments. Turkey is conducting a clear policy, trying to restore
the role it had during the years of the Soviet Union. Presently, its
role is gradually diminishing both for the U.S. and for its former
partners. With a view to assuming a new role, Ankara will seek to
increase its influence," he stated.
The Turkish -Armenian process had this objective as well, and Ankara
"made a good use" of Armenia.
From: A. Papazian