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16:42 07/07/06

TURKISH POLICY TOWARDS ARMENIA CONDEMNED

"To initiate a case against a spiritual leader of a
neighboring country is beyond any international
norms," Ruben SAFARYAN, expert on Turkey told a debate
today with Constitutional Rights Union chairman Hrant
KHACHATRYAN. It is difficult, of coarse, to call it a
debate since both opponents had similar ideas about
Armenian-Turkish relations.

Both the political scientist and the political actor
condemned Turkish policy towards Armenia,
particularly, outrageous demonstrations of Turk
nationalists against the Armenian spiritual leader.

R. Safaryan thinks that Europe does not make clear
demands upon Turkey to recognize the Genocide.
However, he also said that "we should raise our
problems ourselves and not wait foreign leaders." H.
Khachatryan thinks the return of West Armenia,
recognition of the Armenian Cause and conducting
referendum there are not realistic. Both think that
the Armenian Genocide must be part of Armenian foreign
policy as it is. "If we do not raise that issue we
lose part of Armenian identity," R. Safaryan said./Panorama.am/