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ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS DISCUSSED AT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
September 19, 2013 | 15:18
YEREVAN. - Armenian-Turkish relations and the opening of the
border between the two countries is still discussed at the European
Parliament, four years after the signing of the Armenian-Turkish
protocols.
This time the European MPs had come to listen to the presentations
by Turkish journalist Cengiz Aktar and Armenian political analyst
Richard Giragosian, RFE/RL Armenian service reports.
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 RFE/RL
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: "We [i.e., 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."
http://news.am/eng/news/172039.html
From: A. Papazian
September 19, 2013 | 15:18
YEREVAN. - Armenian-Turkish relations and the opening of the
border between the two countries is still discussed at the European
Parliament, four years after the signing of the Armenian-Turkish
protocols.
This time the European MPs had come to listen to the presentations
by Turkish journalist Cengiz Aktar and Armenian political analyst
Richard Giragosian, RFE/RL Armenian service reports.
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 RFE/RL
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: "We [i.e., 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."
http://news.am/eng/news/172039.html
From: A. Papazian