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ARMENIA-TURKEY RECONCILIATION INSUFFICIENT FOR STABILITY IN SOUTH CAUCASUS
news.am
March 2 2010
Armenia
Turkey was aware of the fact that Armenia-Turkey reconciliation is
insufficient for establishment of long-waited peace and stability in
the South Caucasus in the course of the whole negotiation process with
Yerevan, reads the article by Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu published
in Russian Global Affairs magazine.
According to Davutoglu, "occupation of Azerbaijani lands by Armenia
causing the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh impeded further cooperation
in the Caucasus on the regional and international scene."
"Progress achieved at the recent talks between Armenian and Azerbaijani
Presidents - Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev was critical for conflict
resolution, as the technique worked out by OSCE Minsk Group produced
no tangible and concrete results," Davutoglu considers.
In his article Turkish FM also stresses that OSCE MG, having Turkey
its member remains the only international tool capable of urging
sides to take specific steps for overcoming disagreements as well as
achievement of peaceful settlement.
Commenting on the current stage of Armenia-Turkey reconciliation,
Davutoglu underlined that Turkey is not unhopeful about restoration
of Ankara-Yerevan relations "that to date remain missing link in the
whole picture that Ankara would like to see in the South Caucasus."
Turkish diplomat calls Protocols' signing "unprecedented step forward
directed towards removal of legal and psychological barriers that
separated two neighboring nations so far."
According to him, Ankara is confident that progress in Armenia-Turkey
relations should be supplemented and develop in specific steps towards
Karabakh conflict resolution. "Only in case of all-embracing settlement
we will preserve atmosphere of reconciliation and elimination of
remained barriers impeding the dialogue, cooperation and peace in
the region. It will definitely demand political will and courage,"
Davutoglu concluded.
news.am
March 2 2010
Armenia
Turkey was aware of the fact that Armenia-Turkey reconciliation is
insufficient for establishment of long-waited peace and stability in
the South Caucasus in the course of the whole negotiation process with
Yerevan, reads the article by Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu published
in Russian Global Affairs magazine.
According to Davutoglu, "occupation of Azerbaijani lands by Armenia
causing the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh impeded further cooperation
in the Caucasus on the regional and international scene."
"Progress achieved at the recent talks between Armenian and Azerbaijani
Presidents - Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev was critical for conflict
resolution, as the technique worked out by OSCE Minsk Group produced
no tangible and concrete results," Davutoglu considers.
In his article Turkish FM also stresses that OSCE MG, having Turkey
its member remains the only international tool capable of urging
sides to take specific steps for overcoming disagreements as well as
achievement of peaceful settlement.
Commenting on the current stage of Armenia-Turkey reconciliation,
Davutoglu underlined that Turkey is not unhopeful about restoration
of Ankara-Yerevan relations "that to date remain missing link in the
whole picture that Ankara would like to see in the South Caucasus."
Turkish diplomat calls Protocols' signing "unprecedented step forward
directed towards removal of legal and psychological barriers that
separated two neighboring nations so far."
According to him, Ankara is confident that progress in Armenia-Turkey
relations should be supplemented and develop in specific steps towards
Karabakh conflict resolution. "Only in case of all-embracing settlement
we will preserve atmosphere of reconciliation and elimination of
remained barriers impeding the dialogue, cooperation and peace in
the region. It will definitely demand political will and courage,"
Davutoglu concluded.