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December 29, 2014 Monday
Turkey's foreign policy subject of panel discussion at IWP
Washington
INSTITUTE OF WORLD POLITICS has issued the following news release:
The Institute of World Politics hosted a panel of experts to debate
Turkey's evolving geopolitical role, both with regards to the
country's aggressive action in the Mediterranean and Ankara's posture
towards Kurdish minorities, as well as the Erdogan government's
failure to normalize relations with Armenia without preconditions. In
essence going from a stated policy of "zero problems with neighbors"
to "zero ties with neighbors."
Haykaram Nahapetyan (Journalist, researcher, and correspondent of the
Public TV Company of Armenia to the U.S.), Zendy Zemenides (Executive
Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council) and Mehmet
Yuksel (Representative of the People's Democratic Party to the U.S.)
all contended that the United States must express a higher level of
disapproval towards Turkey's regional activities.
Such activities from the Turkish government include unwarranted
military action against the island of Cyprus, an economic development
zone that exaggerates Turkey's allocated maritime boundaries, and a
hostile stance toward the Kurdish community. Moreover, the speakers
noted, the continued denial of the Armenian Genocide on the threshold
of its 100th anniversary in April 2015 shows that Ankara is not
willing to recognize this crime against humanity and provide adequate
restitution to the Armenian nation. These actions are all taking place
within a country that continues to enjoy membership in NATO, has
lobbied for a seat on the United Nations Security Council, and has
shown aspirations of joining the European Union.
In their closing statements, when asked to describe Turkey's future in
2015 with a single word, the panelists responded with "convoluted,"
"volatile," and "difficult."
The panel was hosted by Vilen Khlgatyan, an alumnus of IWP and Vice
Chairman of the Political Developments Research Center (PDRC), a think
tank based in Yerevan, Armenia.
December 29, 2014 Monday
Turkey's foreign policy subject of panel discussion at IWP
Washington
INSTITUTE OF WORLD POLITICS has issued the following news release:
The Institute of World Politics hosted a panel of experts to debate
Turkey's evolving geopolitical role, both with regards to the
country's aggressive action in the Mediterranean and Ankara's posture
towards Kurdish minorities, as well as the Erdogan government's
failure to normalize relations with Armenia without preconditions. In
essence going from a stated policy of "zero problems with neighbors"
to "zero ties with neighbors."
Haykaram Nahapetyan (Journalist, researcher, and correspondent of the
Public TV Company of Armenia to the U.S.), Zendy Zemenides (Executive
Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council) and Mehmet
Yuksel (Representative of the People's Democratic Party to the U.S.)
all contended that the United States must express a higher level of
disapproval towards Turkey's regional activities.
Such activities from the Turkish government include unwarranted
military action against the island of Cyprus, an economic development
zone that exaggerates Turkey's allocated maritime boundaries, and a
hostile stance toward the Kurdish community. Moreover, the speakers
noted, the continued denial of the Armenian Genocide on the threshold
of its 100th anniversary in April 2015 shows that Ankara is not
willing to recognize this crime against humanity and provide adequate
restitution to the Armenian nation. These actions are all taking place
within a country that continues to enjoy membership in NATO, has
lobbied for a seat on the United Nations Security Council, and has
shown aspirations of joining the European Union.
In their closing statements, when asked to describe Turkey's future in
2015 with a single word, the panelists responded with "convoluted,"
"volatile," and "difficult."
The panel was hosted by Vilen Khlgatyan, an alumnus of IWP and Vice
Chairman of the Political Developments Research Center (PDRC), a think
tank based in Yerevan, Armenia.