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ARMENIA STRIVES TO ESTABLISH RELATIONS WITH TURKEY - PRESIDENT
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May 3 2011
Armenia
Armenia strives to establish relations with Turkey without
preconditions, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said during a joint
press conference with his Swiss counterpart Micheline Calmy-Rey.
Expressing gratitude to Switzerland for mediating talks between
Armenia and Turkey, President Sargsyan said that Ankara pursues
its shortsighted policy of splitting Armenia and the Diaspora. He
stressed that if Turkey continues its policy, Armenia will lose trust
in process of normalization of bilateral relations with Turkey.
"I am surprised that Turkey does not realize that the Armenian Diaspora
emerged as a result of the Armenian Genocide in a whole.
Today Diaspora is our pride and our power. Representatives of the
Diaspora are Armenia's ambassadors to world states," said President
Sargsyan. "For instance, famous singer Charles Aznavour is our envoy
to Switzerland."
Speaking about the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide,
President Sargsyan stressed that condemnation and affirmation of the
crime by world community will not hamper Armenia-Turkey reconciliation.
He brought an example of Switzerland, a country that recognized
and condemned the Genocide and gained victory over geopolitical
and economic environment on the ground of human right protection
and justice.
"However, this did not prevent Switzerland from mediating between
talks Armenia and Turkey," he added.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
May 3 2011
Armenia
Armenia strives to establish relations with Turkey without
preconditions, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said during a joint
press conference with his Swiss counterpart Micheline Calmy-Rey.
Expressing gratitude to Switzerland for mediating talks between
Armenia and Turkey, President Sargsyan said that Ankara pursues
its shortsighted policy of splitting Armenia and the Diaspora. He
stressed that if Turkey continues its policy, Armenia will lose trust
in process of normalization of bilateral relations with Turkey.
"I am surprised that Turkey does not realize that the Armenian Diaspora
emerged as a result of the Armenian Genocide in a whole.
Today Diaspora is our pride and our power. Representatives of the
Diaspora are Armenia's ambassadors to world states," said President
Sargsyan. "For instance, famous singer Charles Aznavour is our envoy
to Switzerland."
Speaking about the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide,
President Sargsyan stressed that condemnation and affirmation of the
crime by world community will not hamper Armenia-Turkey reconciliation.
He brought an example of Switzerland, a country that recognized
and condemned the Genocide and gained victory over geopolitical
and economic environment on the ground of human right protection
and justice.
"However, this did not prevent Switzerland from mediating between
talks Armenia and Turkey," he added.
From: A. Papazian