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ANALYST: ARMENIAN PUBLIC NO LONGER INTERESTED IN RAPPROCHEMENT WITH TURKEY
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 17, 2011 - 14:11 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - European Integration NGO analyst believes the
Armenian public is no longer interested in normalization of relations
with Turkey.
"At present, other issues took priority," Manvel Ghumashyan said,
noting that a progress in Armenia-Turkey rapprochement largely depends
on the course of Arab Spring.
"Turkey aims at gaining leadership in Islamic world. Should that come
to pass, Turkey's position on normalization of ties with Armenia may
become more rigid," the expert stressed, not ruling out mitigation
of Turkey's stance in the opposite case.
The Arab Spring is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests
occurring in the Arab world. Since 18 December 2010 there have been
revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt; a civil war in Libya resulting in
the fall of its regime; civil uprisings in Bahrain, Syria, and Yemen;
major protests in Israel, Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, and Oman,
and minor protests in Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia,
Sudan, and Western Sahara.
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 17, 2011 - 14:11 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - European Integration NGO analyst believes the
Armenian public is no longer interested in normalization of relations
with Turkey.
"At present, other issues took priority," Manvel Ghumashyan said,
noting that a progress in Armenia-Turkey rapprochement largely depends
on the course of Arab Spring.
"Turkey aims at gaining leadership in Islamic world. Should that come
to pass, Turkey's position on normalization of ties with Armenia may
become more rigid," the expert stressed, not ruling out mitigation
of Turkey's stance in the opposite case.
The Arab Spring is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests
occurring in the Arab world. Since 18 December 2010 there have been
revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt; a civil war in Libya resulting in
the fall of its regime; civil uprisings in Bahrain, Syria, and Yemen;
major protests in Israel, Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, and Oman,
and minor protests in Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia,
Sudan, and Western Sahara.