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WIKILEAKS: U.S. DOESN'T SUPPORT TURKEY'S POLICY OF PRECONDITIONS TOWARDS ARMENIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
August 25, 2011
PanARMENIAN.Net - WikiLeaks has published a classified cable sent in
2010 by then-ambassador to Turkey James Jeffrey.
The cable says that "the signing of the Protocols to reestablish
Turkish-Armenian relations and open the common border in Zurich on
October 10 was a landmark for the region."
However, the cable says "neither Turkey nor Armenia have taken steps
toward ratification." "The government of Turkey argues that progress
toward withdrawal of Armenian forces from the provinces surrounding
Nagorno Karabakh is a pre-condition," it says.
"This was not/not part of the agreement, and not a position the U.S.
supports," Jeffrey notes.
He notes that future relations will nevertheless still be heavily
linked to the 1915 Armenian Genocide issue.
"Any U.S. determination of the events of 1915 as "genocide" would set
off a political firestorm in Turkey, and the effect on our bilateral
relationship - including political, military, and commercial aspects -
would be devastating," the cable says.
WikiLeaks: U.S. doesn't support Turkey's policy of preconditions
towards Armenia
PanARMENIAN.Net
August 25, 2011
PanARMENIAN.Net - WikiLeaks has published a classified cable sent in
2010 by then-ambassador to Turkey James Jeffrey.
The cable says that "the signing of the Protocols to reestablish
Turkish-Armenian relations and open the common border in Zurich on
October 10 was a landmark for the region."
However, the cable says "neither Turkey nor Armenia have taken steps
toward ratification." "The government of Turkey argues that progress
toward withdrawal of Armenian forces from the provinces surrounding
Nagorno Karabakh is a pre-condition," it says.
"This was not/not part of the agreement, and not a position the U.S.
supports," Jeffrey notes.
He notes that future relations will nevertheless still be heavily
linked to the 1915 Armenian Genocide issue.
"Any U.S. determination of the events of 1915 as "genocide" would set
off a political firestorm in Turkey, and the effect on our bilateral
relationship - including political, military, and commercial aspects -
would be devastating," the cable says.
WikiLeaks: U.S. doesn't support Turkey's policy of preconditions
towards Armenia