AZG Armenian Daily #078, 30/04/2005
Armenian Genocide
TURKEY WILL TRY TO FIND SOME MEANS TO CONDEMN ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Andrey Piontkovsky, head of the Russian Center for Strategic Studies,
believes that “The Turkish authorities will try to find some means for
condemning the Armenian Genocide under the pressure of Armenia and the
Council of Europe.” Mediamax informed that Piontkovsky said many EU member
countries doubt about Turkey’s membership, believing that the admission of a
non-Christian country will change the mentality of the European society.
“They will take advantage of such a fact as Ankara’s position in the issue
of the genocide to hinder Turkey’s membership. But, on the other hand, I am
surprised at the attempts of the Turkish elite to give up many prejudices of
the past. That is why, I foresee the following in this situation: Turkey
will try to find some means of condemning the Armenian Genocide under the
pressure of Armenia and the CE.”
Sergey Mikheev, expert at the Center for Political Technologies, differs in
his opinion a bit. He believes that the demand of the EU to recognize the
Armenian genocide can be a mere “veil.”
“One should realize that the real interests are the main priorities. The
rest is nothing more than a technological veiling. If the accession of
Turkey is in the EU’s interests, Turkey will be accepted to the EU
notwithstanding the fact whether they have recognized the genocide or not.
But, if the EU and the European elite is interested in continuing to exert
pressure over Turkey, the issue of the Armenian genocide’s recognition will
be used as a means pressing upon Turks,” Sergey Mikheev believed.