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TURKISH FM'S STATEMENT IS ANOTHER PART OF GAME - ARMENIAN ANALYST
November 08, 2013 | 05:07
YEREVAN. - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's statement,
with respect to the reopening of the Armenian-Turkish border, does
not represent anything real in itself.
Armenia's National Academy of Sciences Institute of Orientology
Director, turkologist Ruben Safrastyan told the aforesaid to Armenian
News-NEWS.am.
In Safrastyan's conviction, this is yet another part of the game
which Turkey plays.
"The game is the following: 'We want to open the Armenian-Turkish
border, but Azerbaijan is against it, and therefore the border is not
opened.' So there is nothing new here, and Davutoglu [just] repeated
what he had always said," the analyst stressed.
To the query as to why this statement was made at this time,
the turkologist responded that this is linked to the resumption of
Turkey's EU accession talks and the approaching 100th anniversary of
the Armenian genocide.
He also expressed a view that the reopening of the railway link
between Armenia and Turkey likewise is not possible, since there are
no real prerequisites.
"But the Turkish side will attempt to 'score points' with such
statements," Ruben Safrastyan concluded.
To note, Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu had confirmed that they were
carrying out activities to open the boundary. "If we can convince
Azerbaijan, we could make a surprise. Work is conducted on the border
with Armenia. Our activities toward 2015 [i.e., the 100th anniversary
of the Armenian Genocide] are in progress, too. "Our demand is that
they [that is, the Armenian troops] withdraw from Karabakh. If there
is a progress in this matter, both the border and the railway will
open. Of course, we want to do this together with Azerbaijan," the
Turkish FM had said.
http://news.am/eng/news/179740.html
November 08, 2013 | 05:07
YEREVAN. - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's statement,
with respect to the reopening of the Armenian-Turkish border, does
not represent anything real in itself.
Armenia's National Academy of Sciences Institute of Orientology
Director, turkologist Ruben Safrastyan told the aforesaid to Armenian
News-NEWS.am.
In Safrastyan's conviction, this is yet another part of the game
which Turkey plays.
"The game is the following: 'We want to open the Armenian-Turkish
border, but Azerbaijan is against it, and therefore the border is not
opened.' So there is nothing new here, and Davutoglu [just] repeated
what he had always said," the analyst stressed.
To the query as to why this statement was made at this time,
the turkologist responded that this is linked to the resumption of
Turkey's EU accession talks and the approaching 100th anniversary of
the Armenian genocide.
He also expressed a view that the reopening of the railway link
between Armenia and Turkey likewise is not possible, since there are
no real prerequisites.
"But the Turkish side will attempt to 'score points' with such
statements," Ruben Safrastyan concluded.
To note, Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu had confirmed that they were
carrying out activities to open the boundary. "If we can convince
Azerbaijan, we could make a surprise. Work is conducted on the border
with Armenia. Our activities toward 2015 [i.e., the 100th anniversary
of the Armenian Genocide] are in progress, too. "Our demand is that
they [that is, the Armenian troops] withdraw from Karabakh. If there
is a progress in this matter, both the border and the railway will
open. Of course, we want to do this together with Azerbaijan," the
Turkish FM had said.
http://news.am/eng/news/179740.html