DEVELOPMENT OF SITUATION IN TURKEY AND ARMENIA GIVES GROUND TO HOPE THAT ISSUE OF ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THEM WILL BE SHORTLY SOLVED: KAZAKHSTAN DIPLOMAT

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2007-08-29 16:15:00

Development of the situation in Turkey and Armenia gives ground to
hope that the issue of establishment of diplomatic relations and
other forms of cooperation development between Armenia and Turkey
will be shortly solved, Charge d’Affairs of Kazakhstan to Armenia
Yerlan Kubashev told ArmInfo.

"Turkey multiply proposed to give the historical assessment to the
facts that took place in the beginning of XX Century. Kazakhstan
follows the situation development and we think that the problem
should be settled between Turkey and Armenia", Y. Kubashev said. He
thinks that historical assessment of the well- known events should
be given by Armenia and Turkey, first of all, and then proceed from
the prospects of solution of this issue at the bilateral level. The
initiative, proposed by Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, caused
objection of the Armenian party. "Armenia has its position that has
been already recognized by many states of the world and a number of
the American states. We follow the process and advocate settlement
of the developed situation", Y. Kubashev said.

As for the ability of Erdogan’s initiative to lay a foundation for
further development of diplomatic relations between Turkey and Armenia,
Y. Kubashev avoided specific forecasts. "I do not know whether
Erdogan’s initiative is able to lay a foundation for diplomatic
relations. However, it indicates existence of real prospects and
necessity for reassessment of the Armenian-Turkish problem settlement,
especially in the light of the prospects of Turkey’s joining the
European Union", the diplomat emphasized.

He added that availability of unsettled conflicts negatively affects
development of the whole region. "Kazakhstan is an active adherent of
peaceful settlement of the Armenian-Turkish and Armenian-Azerbaijani
problematics based on a dialogue with participation of OSCE Minsk
Group, in case with Azerbaijan, and under assistance of other formats,
in case with Turkey", Y. Kubashev resumed.