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RICHARD KIRAKOSIAN: ARMENIA DID ITS BEST IN NORMALIZATION OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS
ARMENPRESS
OCTOBER 27, 2011
YEREVAN
Armenia has done the utmost in respect of the regulation of
Armenian-Turkish relations, director of the Regional Studies Center
Richard Kirakosian told a news conference today, pointing out that
the international community is waiting today for the steps of Turkey.
He said a serious conference is going to take place over the
Armenian-Turkish dialogue in Istanbul the goal of which is to find
ways out and give new impetus to the process. The speaker considered
it remarkable that the conference follows the earthquake in Van and
the opening of St. Giragos Church in Tigranakert. Richard Kirakosyan
highly assessed the initiative of Serzh Sargsyan to provide quake
aid to Turkey. "The fact that Turkey refused the aid of all the
countries and accepted only Azerbaijan's speaks of the fact that the
signals coming from Armenia and Turkey in regard of normalization of
relations differ," the political analyst said. Richard Kirakosian said
Turkey's foreign policy is marked with the losses of Syria, Libya,
Iran which makes Turkey weaker as compared with Armenia, which is in
more strong positions both in respect of NK issue and in respect of
normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations.
In this context the political analyst rated high the assistance of
Russia and West to Armenia. According to Richard Kirakosian, because
of its wrong calculations in Kazan Azerbaijan failed to justify the
expectations of the Minsk group, which in its turn reinforced more
Armenia's positions in the NK issue.
"Today Armenia faces only one challenge in this process - use and
maintain this military privilege being not only a responding but the
initiating side as well," the political analyst said.
ARMENPRESS
OCTOBER 27, 2011
YEREVAN
Armenia has done the utmost in respect of the regulation of
Armenian-Turkish relations, director of the Regional Studies Center
Richard Kirakosian told a news conference today, pointing out that
the international community is waiting today for the steps of Turkey.
He said a serious conference is going to take place over the
Armenian-Turkish dialogue in Istanbul the goal of which is to find
ways out and give new impetus to the process. The speaker considered
it remarkable that the conference follows the earthquake in Van and
the opening of St. Giragos Church in Tigranakert. Richard Kirakosyan
highly assessed the initiative of Serzh Sargsyan to provide quake
aid to Turkey. "The fact that Turkey refused the aid of all the
countries and accepted only Azerbaijan's speaks of the fact that the
signals coming from Armenia and Turkey in regard of normalization of
relations differ," the political analyst said. Richard Kirakosian said
Turkey's foreign policy is marked with the losses of Syria, Libya,
Iran which makes Turkey weaker as compared with Armenia, which is in
more strong positions both in respect of NK issue and in respect of
normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations.
In this context the political analyst rated high the assistance of
Russia and West to Armenia. According to Richard Kirakosian, because
of its wrong calculations in Kazan Azerbaijan failed to justify the
expectations of the Minsk group, which in its turn reinforced more
Armenia's positions in the NK issue.
"Today Armenia faces only one challenge in this process - use and
maintain this military privilege being not only a responding but the
initiating side as well," the political analyst said.