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ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS DISCUSSED AT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
APA, Azerbaijan
Sept 19 2013
[ 20 September 2013 07:37 ]
Baku-APA. Armenian-Turkish relations and the opening of the border
between the two countries are discussed at the European Parliament,
four years after the signing of the Armenian-Turkish protocols,
APA reports quoting RIA Novosti.
This time the European MPs had come to listen to the presentations
by Turkish journalist Cengiz Aktar and Armenian political analyst
Richard Giragosian.
Aktar noted that the Azerbaijani factor continues to play a huge role
in Turkey.
"The Azerbaijanis' position on this matter is clear: Turkey
shall not normalize relations with Armenia unless Armenia gives
Nagorno-Karabakh," the Turkish journalist stated.
Selim Yenel, Turkey's Ambassador to the European Union, told that
Armenia needs to take concrete steps in the Karabakh issue.
To the query as to why he is confident that Armenia will stand to
gain from the normalization of relations, Yenel responded: "We all
gain from this. We need positive changes, and we can start from this."
And to the question as to whether he agrees with the claims that
the Azerbaijani authorities have a great impact on Armenian-Turkish
relations, the Turkish diplomat responded: "Turkey and Azerbaijan
may be two different countries, but we are one nation. We cannot
disregard Azerbaijan. We see that they were treated unfairly, and we
await Armenia's steps to correct it."
APA, Azerbaijan
Sept 19 2013
[ 20 September 2013 07:37 ]
Baku-APA. Armenian-Turkish relations and the opening of the border
between the two countries are discussed at the European Parliament,
four years after the signing of the Armenian-Turkish protocols,
APA reports quoting RIA Novosti.
This time the European MPs had come to listen to the presentations
by Turkish journalist Cengiz Aktar and Armenian political analyst
Richard Giragosian.
Aktar noted that the Azerbaijani factor continues to play a huge role
in Turkey.
"The Azerbaijanis' position on this matter is clear: Turkey
shall not normalize relations with Armenia unless Armenia gives
Nagorno-Karabakh," the Turkish journalist stated.
Selim Yenel, Turkey's Ambassador to the European Union, told that
Armenia needs to take concrete steps in the Karabakh issue.
To the query as to why he is confident that Armenia will stand to
gain from the normalization of relations, Yenel responded: "We all
gain from this. We need positive changes, and we can start from this."
And to the question as to whether he agrees with the claims that
the Azerbaijani authorities have a great impact on Armenian-Turkish
relations, the Turkish diplomat responded: "Turkey and Azerbaijan
may be two different countries, but we are one nation. We cannot
disregard Azerbaijan. We see that they were treated unfairly, and we
await Armenia's steps to correct it."