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    RUSSIAN FRONTIER GUARDS MUST PROVE TURKISH SHEPHERD WAS ARMED - ARMENIAN EXPERT

    09:39 09.08.13

    Head of the Modus Vivendi center Ara Papyan believes Armenia's Ministry
    of Foreign Affairs must demand that Russian frontier guards produce
    proofs that the Turkish shepherd crossed the Armenian-Turkish border
    armed and was the first to shoot.

    The proofs must be provided to Turkey. Otherwise, the incident gives
    rise to speculations.

    The 35-year-old shepherd Mustafa Ulker crossed the Armenian border
    on the evening of July 31. Armenian and Turkish sources offered
    contradictory versions of the incident. According to the Turkish
    sources, "Armenian guards" opened fire on him when he was searching
    for his lost cow that had wandered across the border. According to
    the Russian frontier guards, two young Turks crossed over into Armenia
    to steal sheep.

    After being warned by the Russian frontier guards, the young men
    laughed at them. The frontier guards fired two shots into the air,
    but one of the Turks allegedly opened fire on them. The Armenia Border
    Department of the Russian Federal Security Service reported that one
    of the Turks was shot dead.

    "I think that the Russian frontier guards took much more radical steps
    that they normally take. If the shepherd turns to have not been armed,
    it gives rise to speculations," Papayan told Tert.am.

    "If it is proved that the Russian frontier guards were the first
    to open fire, I suppose that it was done to build up tension between
    Armenia and Turkey. But if it was an armed attack, the Russian frontier
    guards had no alternative," he said.

    Armenia's foreign office must demand clear proofs from the Russian
    side that the Turkish shepherd was armed and was the first to open
    fire. "A gun is the best proof and the Russian frontier guards must
    produce it to the Turkish side. So we must, first of all, cooperate
    with the Russian side," Papyan said.

    "Turkey has not missed its chance to shape negative sentiments against
    Armenia. Of course, it was a Russian frontier guard that shot the
    Turkish shepherd dead. However, Turkey is justly stating that this
    is Armenia's territory and is taking advantage of the incident to
    tarnish our reputation throughout the world," he said.

    According to him, the incident may prove a decisive factor in the
    Armenia-EU association agreement.

    Armenian News - Tert.am




    From: A. Papazian
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