SEMNEBY: THERE COULD BE A BREAKTHROUGH IN ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS

armradio.am
10.11.2009 12:12

"It’s good that the Armenian-Turkish talks have moved from a dead
point. Opening of the border between Armenia and Turkey could be the
first step towards overcoming the abnormal situation, when three of
the longest borders of the region are closed: the Armenian-Turkish,
the Armenian-Azerbaijani and the Russian-Georgian. It hinders normal
development," EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus peter
Semneby said in an interview with Russian Kommersant daily.

"Today the Armenian-Turkish talks have reached a point, where there
can be a breakthrough. Sure, the process of ratification is going
to be hard. But it proceeds from the interests of both Armenia and
Turkey. I’m confident that in the long perspective it is in the
interest of Azerbaijan, because it is also interested in the opening
of borders in the region. The war in Georgia demonstrated that the
countries of the South Caucasus are vulnerable. This vulnerability
can be relieved only after the problems are solved," Semneby said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress