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ARMENIAN TURKOPLOGIST DOES NOT RULE OUT RESTORATION OF RAILWAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ARMENIA AND TURKEY
ARMINFO
Wednesday, April 3, 17:50
The problem of the Armenian genocide and in this context the necessity
of neutralizing possible threats are not priority for Ankara,
Turkologist, Artak Shakaryan, said at today's press-conference.
He said that today Ankara has more important problems, in particular,
the forthcoming presidential election, parliamentary election,
normalizing of the Turkish-Israeli relations and the Kurdish
issue. At the same time, as he said, official Ankara is concerned
about activeness of the Armenian party in the process of international
recognition of the Armenian genocide on the threshold of its 100th
anniversary.
"Today the key purpose of the Turkish party is to break stereotype
according to which in 1915 Armenians were the victims and present
that many victims were among the Turks as well. In this context,
at the end of March Turkey broadcast a film dedicated to the events
of 1915 in which those events were interpreted from the position of
the Turkish party", - Shakaryan said.
He also added that it is very much important for Turkey to pass the
year of 2015, as they think that after this date everything will
develop in another way. Moreover, it is very much important for them
to break psychological pressure, he said.
Touching on cancel of the Van-Yerevan-Van air flight, Shakaryan said
that this flight would be another Turkish show, called to create an
impression on normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey.
"As for the cancel of Yerevan-Istanbul flight because of Armavia
bankruptcy, here the events have been developing not in a favorable
to us course. In this context, we would not like to depend on the
Turkish air company which said it will go on implementing the flights
on Sundays", - he said.
Shakaryan did not rule out the possibility of restoration of the
railway communication between Armenia and Turkey, which Russia and the
USA are interested in. "The opening of the Kars-Gyumri-Akhalkalaki
railway will become a positive movement in the relations of the two
countries, though Azerbaijan will hardly agree to its opening, as it
has been trying to isolate Armenia by all possible means. Anyway,
I think that President Barack Obama will try to make steps for
rapprochement of Armenia and Turkey before 2015 so that to avoid
recognition of the genocide. I mean either temporary opening of the
border or opening of the railway", - he concluded.
ARMINFO
Wednesday, April 3, 17:50
The problem of the Armenian genocide and in this context the necessity
of neutralizing possible threats are not priority for Ankara,
Turkologist, Artak Shakaryan, said at today's press-conference.
He said that today Ankara has more important problems, in particular,
the forthcoming presidential election, parliamentary election,
normalizing of the Turkish-Israeli relations and the Kurdish
issue. At the same time, as he said, official Ankara is concerned
about activeness of the Armenian party in the process of international
recognition of the Armenian genocide on the threshold of its 100th
anniversary.
"Today the key purpose of the Turkish party is to break stereotype
according to which in 1915 Armenians were the victims and present
that many victims were among the Turks as well. In this context,
at the end of March Turkey broadcast a film dedicated to the events
of 1915 in which those events were interpreted from the position of
the Turkish party", - Shakaryan said.
He also added that it is very much important for Turkey to pass the
year of 2015, as they think that after this date everything will
develop in another way. Moreover, it is very much important for them
to break psychological pressure, he said.
Touching on cancel of the Van-Yerevan-Van air flight, Shakaryan said
that this flight would be another Turkish show, called to create an
impression on normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey.
"As for the cancel of Yerevan-Istanbul flight because of Armavia
bankruptcy, here the events have been developing not in a favorable
to us course. In this context, we would not like to depend on the
Turkish air company which said it will go on implementing the flights
on Sundays", - he said.
Shakaryan did not rule out the possibility of restoration of the
railway communication between Armenia and Turkey, which Russia and the
USA are interested in. "The opening of the Kars-Gyumri-Akhalkalaki
railway will become a positive movement in the relations of the two
countries, though Azerbaijan will hardly agree to its opening, as it
has been trying to isolate Armenia by all possible means. Anyway,
I think that President Barack Obama will try to make steps for
rapprochement of Armenia and Turkey before 2015 so that to avoid
recognition of the genocide. I mean either temporary opening of the
border or opening of the railway", - he concluded.