Armenia should not give in to Turkish demands, says ARF Bureau
representative
23.05.2005 17:06
YEREVAN (YERKIR) – In an interview posted on the Yerkir’s website,
Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau representative Hrant
Margarian answered a question regarding ARF’s keenness to establish
normal relations with Turkey.
“It is not the ARF but Armenia that is to have normal relations with
Turkey. It is the hostile position of the Turkish government toward
Armenia that obstructs the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish
relations; since Armenia’s independence, Turkey has refused to
establish diplomatic relations with Armenia. Moreover, it has been
keeping Armenia in blockade since 1993. The ARF disagrees that Armenia
should give in to the Turkish preconditions to establish relations
with that country.
The process of establishing “normal relations” between the two
countries would not succeed unless Turkey recognizes its
responsibility for the Armenian Genocide.”