TURKEY GAINED MORE THAN ARMENIA FROM GUL’S VISIT TO YEREVAN
PanARMENIAN.Net
01.10.2008 16:01 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The arrival of Turkish President Abdullah Gul
in Yerevan was symbolic, Armenian ex-Foreign Minister and head of
Civilitas Foundation Vartan Oskanian told a news conference today.
"It’s worth mentioning that Turkey gained more than Armenia from
Gul’s visit to Yerevan. Actually, it posed as a regional leader,
capable to resolve conflicts in the South Caucasus. However, Turkey
by no means can be a mediator in the Nagorno Karabakh process, since
it is a party concerned. I think Armenia will never accept Turkey as
an intermediary," he said.
As to the possibility of opening of the Armenian-Turkish border,
Mr Oskanian said, "It will be a victory of Turkish diplomacy but
opening of the border presupposes a number of conditions Armenia will
never accept, specifically the Armenian Genocide issue and Nagorno
Karabakh. The talk about formation of a commission of historians
is beneath criticism. Armenian people will never renounce their
principles."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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