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EXPERT: TURKISH PRESIDENT WILL NOT CHANGE HIS RHETORIC ON THRESHOLD OF CENTENARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Monday, January 26, 15:51
Turkish President Recep Erdogan will not change his rhetoric on the
threshold of the Centenary of Armenian Genocide. He will keep throwing
dust into the international community's eyes, turcologist Artak
Shakaryan said at today's press conference in Yerevan. He said that
in June 2015 Turkey will hold parliamentary elections and Erdogan will
do its best to ensure the victory of his Justice and Development Party.
"Erdogan's further political career depends on that victory. Moreover,
the society still remembers the corruption scandal involving the
names of Erdogan and his son that shocked the country a year ago. The
weakening of the president's positions endangers his personal security,
too, and dictates the need for victory at the elections. To gain
victory, Erdogan should address "acceptable" messages to the Turkish
public, at least, to the majority of the public. Certainly, this
implies refusal to recognize the Armenian Genocide", said Shakaryan.
The expert stressed that on the Centenary of the Armenian Genocide,
the Turkish leadership will utter the same statements about "common
pain" and "common sorrow".
To recall, on 24 April 2015 Armenia will mark the 100th mourning
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey in 1915-1923
that claimed 1.5 million Armenian lives. Official Ankara persistently
denies the Armenian Genocide, which has been recognized by 24
countries.
Turkey and Armenia lack diplomatic relations. The 330km border between
the countries has been closed since 1993 at the initiative of Ankara.
The normalization of the relations is hindered by the fact that Turkey
supports Azerbaijan's stance on Karabakh and by Ankara's painful
response to the process of international recognition of the Armenian
Genocide of 1915.
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From: A. Papazian
Monday, January 26, 15:51
Turkish President Recep Erdogan will not change his rhetoric on the
threshold of the Centenary of Armenian Genocide. He will keep throwing
dust into the international community's eyes, turcologist Artak
Shakaryan said at today's press conference in Yerevan. He said that
in June 2015 Turkey will hold parliamentary elections and Erdogan will
do its best to ensure the victory of his Justice and Development Party.
"Erdogan's further political career depends on that victory. Moreover,
the society still remembers the corruption scandal involving the
names of Erdogan and his son that shocked the country a year ago. The
weakening of the president's positions endangers his personal security,
too, and dictates the need for victory at the elections. To gain
victory, Erdogan should address "acceptable" messages to the Turkish
public, at least, to the majority of the public. Certainly, this
implies refusal to recognize the Armenian Genocide", said Shakaryan.
The expert stressed that on the Centenary of the Armenian Genocide,
the Turkish leadership will utter the same statements about "common
pain" and "common sorrow".
To recall, on 24 April 2015 Armenia will mark the 100th mourning
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey in 1915-1923
that claimed 1.5 million Armenian lives. Official Ankara persistently
denies the Armenian Genocide, which has been recognized by 24
countries.
Turkey and Armenia lack diplomatic relations. The 330km border between
the countries has been closed since 1993 at the initiative of Ankara.
The normalization of the relations is hindered by the fact that Turkey
supports Azerbaijan's stance on Karabakh and by Ankara's painful
response to the process of international recognition of the Armenian
Genocide of 1915.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=00125A80-A55A-11E4-BDC20EB7C0D21663
From: A. Papazian