ARMENIA WILL NEVER COMPROMISE OVER GENOCIDE ISSUE
PanARMENIAN.Net
02.05.2007 17:54 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The policy of establishing relations with Turkey
without any preconditions makes sense for Armenia and gives it the
diplomatic high ground. Improvement in Turkish-Armenian relations is
going to need a deeper basis in civil society, and the establishment
of diplomatic relations not only helps in official relations but
also in fostering civil society contacts," Van Krikorian, Co-chair
of the Turkish Armenian Reconciliation Commission (TARC) said in an
interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.
"Turkey has at various times put forward different conditions
and changed those conditions as well as the emphasis on different
conditions. At some points it has emphasized the need for Azerbaijan’s
consent to the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkey and
Armenia and at other points it has raised issues of border recognition
and dropping discussion of the Armenian genocide as conditions. Once
again, it is worth noting the victory of nationalist politics over
statesmanship. Ironically, the Treaties of Moscow and Kars which set
the current border also contain requirements that Turkey give Armenia
free access across Turkey. Turkey’s continuing breach of those treaty
requirements is a clear indicator that it is not really interested in
territorial issues but has manufactured issues to appease domestic
political forces holding the country back. Similarly, even though
Turkey’s interest in the Turkish presence on Cyprus is great, it has
diplomatic relations with Greece. The problem is not Armenian policy,
the problem is in implementation and by that I mean in countering the
interests which are interested in maintaining or even exacerbating
differences rather than solving them," he said.
"One thing is clear: Armenia will never compromise over the Genocide
recognition issue for the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict,"
he underscored.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
