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ARMENIAN PRESIDENT EXPRESSES LITTLE HOPE THAT HIS COUNTRY COULD RESUME RELATIONS WITH TURKEY
ArmInfo
2010-06-22 17:49:00
ArmInfo. Armenian President Serge Sarkisian expressed little hope on
Tuesday that his country could resume relations with Turkey.
He said this during his first state visit to Germany.
M&C quotes Sarkisian as saying: 'Turkey's current policies are not
conducive towards engaging in relations.'
In Berlin, Sarkisian held talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel, who
offered to help resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
'In those areas where we can be helpful, we want to be helpful,' Merkel
told journalists, adding her hope that resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh
issue would also help ease tensions with Turkey.
'We greatly welcomed the fact that there was some movement in
relations between Armenia and Turkey some time ago,' the chancellor
said. 'Unfortunately the whole thing has lost its momentum,' she added.
Sarkisian said he was not optimistic about Turkey's recent foreign
policy shift, which has seen the country take a more assertive role
in international issues such as Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip
and Iran's nuclear policy.
The Armenian president went on to say that an improvement in the
countries' relations would require political efforts from Ankara.
'We have not seen this will from Turkey,' he added.
From: A. Papazian
ArmInfo
2010-06-22 17:49:00
ArmInfo. Armenian President Serge Sarkisian expressed little hope on
Tuesday that his country could resume relations with Turkey.
He said this during his first state visit to Germany.
M&C quotes Sarkisian as saying: 'Turkey's current policies are not
conducive towards engaging in relations.'
In Berlin, Sarkisian held talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel, who
offered to help resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
'In those areas where we can be helpful, we want to be helpful,' Merkel
told journalists, adding her hope that resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh
issue would also help ease tensions with Turkey.
'We greatly welcomed the fact that there was some movement in
relations between Armenia and Turkey some time ago,' the chancellor
said. 'Unfortunately the whole thing has lost its momentum,' she added.
Sarkisian said he was not optimistic about Turkey's recent foreign
policy shift, which has seen the country take a more assertive role
in international issues such as Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip
and Iran's nuclear policy.
The Armenian president went on to say that an improvement in the
countries' relations would require political efforts from Ankara.
'We have not seen this will from Turkey,' he added.
From: A. Papazian