TURKEY LIKELY TO BLOCK ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION IN U.S. CONGRESS

PanARMENIAN.Net
27.07.2007 17:24 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The policy of the AKP party, which won the July 22
parliamentary elections in Turkey, diverts a little from the official
Turkish line towards Armenia, Director of the Institute of Oriental
Studies at the RA Academy of Sciences, Dr Ruben Safrastyan told a
news conference July 27.

The statement made in 2002 on building relations with Armenia taking
into account not only political but also economic interests was
unprecedented.

With a good deal of optimism we can hope that the ruling AKP will
make a positive step towards improvement of relations with Armenia,
according to him.

However, Dr Safrastyan said, Turkey will press for blocking passage
of the Armenian Genocide Resolution in the U.S. Congress and is likely
to succeed.

He said Armenia should not perceive the Armenian Genocide recognition
issue as a burden. "It’s not only ‘our duty’ but also a possibility
to strengthen positions on the international arena," he noted, IA
Regnum reports.