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US EXPERT ON PROSPECTS OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS
Tert.am
13:11 17.10.11
In an interview with 1news.az, Alexandros Petersen, Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars, voiced the opinion that the
Armenian-Turkish border would not be re-opened by the end of this year.
Ankara and Yerevan are not yet ready to resolve the problem, and their
approaches to methods of rapprochement are distinctly different. If
Azerbaijan had originally been involved in the negotiations, the
reopened borders would have had a positive impact on the region.
However, the US Administration's policy was to bring the parties
closer to each other without involving official Baku in the process.
It was the Azeri leadership's involvement at the last moment that
caused the stalemate.
As regards the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, the expert pointed out
numerous strongly worded statements over the recent period. Yerevan and
Baku should be cautious about their statements on resuming large-scale
hostilities, Peterson said.
Tert.am
13:11 17.10.11
In an interview with 1news.az, Alexandros Petersen, Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars, voiced the opinion that the
Armenian-Turkish border would not be re-opened by the end of this year.
Ankara and Yerevan are not yet ready to resolve the problem, and their
approaches to methods of rapprochement are distinctly different. If
Azerbaijan had originally been involved in the negotiations, the
reopened borders would have had a positive impact on the region.
However, the US Administration's policy was to bring the parties
closer to each other without involving official Baku in the process.
It was the Azeri leadership's involvement at the last moment that
caused the stalemate.
As regards the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, the expert pointed out
numerous strongly worded statements over the recent period. Yerevan and
Baku should be cautious about their statements on resuming large-scale
hostilities, Peterson said.