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July 23 2011
Turkey again throws dust in the eyes of international community- expert
July 23, 2011 | 00:04
YEREVAN. - The rumors spread in the Turkish mass media on Turkey's
aspiration to give new impetus to normalization with Armenia and
opening of Turkish Airlines office in Yerevan are PR-action by Turkish
Foreign Ministry, Director of Oriental Studies Institute of Armenian
National Academy of Sciences, expert in Turkic studies Ruben
Safrastyan told Armenia News-NEWS.am.
He advised to consider these statements in the context of Ankara's
desire to throw dust in the eyes of the international community,
following U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Ankara,
who once again highlighted the need for Armenia-Turkey rapprochement
at her meetings with the Turkish leadership. `First, Turkey is
unlikely to open an office of Turkish Airlines in Armenia or to
establish air links between Van and Yerevan. Even if it happens, such
steps are unlikely to contribute to the global normalization of
Armenian-Turkish relations, as Ankara has no real desire to reconcile
relations with Yerevan,' the expert noted, adding today Turkey has a
greater interest in Iran, Syria and Israel.
According to publications in Turkish media, Turkey is planning to
introduce a new set of confidence-building measures in an effort to
normalize relations with neighboring Armenia. In particular, the
Turkish side decided to send positive signals to the Armenian side.
Turkey plans to open the office of Turkish Airlines in Armenia's
capital and establish Van-Yerevan air links.
July 23 2011
Turkey again throws dust in the eyes of international community- expert
July 23, 2011 | 00:04
YEREVAN. - The rumors spread in the Turkish mass media on Turkey's
aspiration to give new impetus to normalization with Armenia and
opening of Turkish Airlines office in Yerevan are PR-action by Turkish
Foreign Ministry, Director of Oriental Studies Institute of Armenian
National Academy of Sciences, expert in Turkic studies Ruben
Safrastyan told Armenia News-NEWS.am.
He advised to consider these statements in the context of Ankara's
desire to throw dust in the eyes of the international community,
following U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Ankara,
who once again highlighted the need for Armenia-Turkey rapprochement
at her meetings with the Turkish leadership. `First, Turkey is
unlikely to open an office of Turkish Airlines in Armenia or to
establish air links between Van and Yerevan. Even if it happens, such
steps are unlikely to contribute to the global normalization of
Armenian-Turkish relations, as Ankara has no real desire to reconcile
relations with Yerevan,' the expert noted, adding today Turkey has a
greater interest in Iran, Syria and Israel.
According to publications in Turkish media, Turkey is planning to
introduce a new set of confidence-building measures in an effort to
normalize relations with neighboring Armenia. In particular, the
Turkish side decided to send positive signals to the Armenian side.
Turkey plans to open the office of Turkish Airlines in Armenia's
capital and establish Van-Yerevan air links.