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ARMENIA-TURKEY RELATIONSHIP IMPROVEMENT CAN RESUME IF KARABAKH'S STATUS CONCRETIZED
ARKA
Sep 5, 2011
YEREVAN, September 5. /ARKA/. The process of improvement of relations
between Armenia and Turkey can resume if Nagorno-Karabakh Republic's
status is concretized, Gagik Harutyunyan, political analyst and
director of Noravank scientific and educational center, said Friday
at a news conference.
"I think the relations can come out from the current frozen situation
and to get a new impetus only if a dramatic progress is reached in
Karabakh conflict settlement process," he said.
The political analyst is convinced that nothing but this progress
can bring out things from the deadlock.
He also said that Turkey is trying to downgrade the importance of
Armenian issue, while actually it takes this issue seriously - as
seriously as Kurdish issue.
Harutyunyan stressed that Armenia has taken adequate steps in
Armenian-Turkish process and should remain stuck to the restrained
stance taken on the matter.
He said that Turkey has already demonstrated its attitude toward
Armenia by dismantling the Armenian-Turkish friendship monument and
making rough statements.
There are no diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey. The
border between the two countries was closed in 1993 at Ankara's
initiative.
Relations between Armenia and Turkey remain tense because of
Ankara's biased stance on Karabakh problem and its painful reaction
to Armenia's efforts to obtain worldwide recognition of the fact of
Armenian Genocide.
Thaw in Armenian-Turkish relations began in 2008 at Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan's initiative.
On October 10, Armenian and Turkish foreign ministers Edward
Nalbandyan and Ahmet Davutoglu signed the protocols on establishment of
diplomatic ties between the two countries and development of bilateral
relations. The protocols had to be ratified by the two countries'
parliaments, but on April 22, 2010, the Armenian president signed a
decree ceasing the process of ratification. He said Turkey was not
ready to continue the process.
It became known about ten days ago that the protocols had been
automatically removed from the Turkish parliament's agenda, in
accordance with its regulations, since they had remained unconsidered
within one convocation. It is unclear whether Turkish Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan intends to send these protocols to the parliament
again or not.
ARKA
Sep 5, 2011
YEREVAN, September 5. /ARKA/. The process of improvement of relations
between Armenia and Turkey can resume if Nagorno-Karabakh Republic's
status is concretized, Gagik Harutyunyan, political analyst and
director of Noravank scientific and educational center, said Friday
at a news conference.
"I think the relations can come out from the current frozen situation
and to get a new impetus only if a dramatic progress is reached in
Karabakh conflict settlement process," he said.
The political analyst is convinced that nothing but this progress
can bring out things from the deadlock.
He also said that Turkey is trying to downgrade the importance of
Armenian issue, while actually it takes this issue seriously - as
seriously as Kurdish issue.
Harutyunyan stressed that Armenia has taken adequate steps in
Armenian-Turkish process and should remain stuck to the restrained
stance taken on the matter.
He said that Turkey has already demonstrated its attitude toward
Armenia by dismantling the Armenian-Turkish friendship monument and
making rough statements.
There are no diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey. The
border between the two countries was closed in 1993 at Ankara's
initiative.
Relations between Armenia and Turkey remain tense because of
Ankara's biased stance on Karabakh problem and its painful reaction
to Armenia's efforts to obtain worldwide recognition of the fact of
Armenian Genocide.
Thaw in Armenian-Turkish relations began in 2008 at Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan's initiative.
On October 10, Armenian and Turkish foreign ministers Edward
Nalbandyan and Ahmet Davutoglu signed the protocols on establishment of
diplomatic ties between the two countries and development of bilateral
relations. The protocols had to be ratified by the two countries'
parliaments, but on April 22, 2010, the Armenian president signed a
decree ceasing the process of ratification. He said Turkey was not
ready to continue the process.
It became known about ten days ago that the protocols had been
automatically removed from the Turkish parliament's agenda, in
accordance with its regulations, since they had remained unconsidered
within one convocation. It is unclear whether Turkish Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan intends to send these protocols to the parliament
again or not.