TURKISH INTELLECTUAL THINKS THAT THE ARMENIAN ISSUE WILL BE A PRIORITY FOR THE NEW TURKISH GOVERNMENT
arminfo
2007-09-03 18:41:00
Arminfo. The Armenian issue will be a priority for the new government
because it’s blocking Turkey’s international relations, Soli Ozel,
a senior lecturer in international relations and political science
at Istanbul Bilgi University, a columnist for the daily Sabah said
in an interview with the Turkish newspaper Zaman., – Ozel thinks.
Touching on the attempts of the Turkish authorities to stop the process
of the Armenian genocide recognition by US congress, he said that
they utterly and miserably failed., – the Turkish inttelctual said.
Moreover, touching on the prospect of the border opening, Ozel said
in the context of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict if Turkey were to
open the border with Armenia, it would have much more influence on
Armenia than it has today.