TURKEY’S INTRIGUES
Hayots Ashkharh Daily, Armenia
Oct 2 2007
As we know 8 US Ex State Secretaries have recently addressed a letter
of request to the Spokeswoman of the House of Representatives Nancy
Palosy, with an appeal to thwart the discussion of Resolution #
106 on the Recognition of Armenian Genocide during the plenary session.
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan, in his turn addressed a
responsive letter to Nancy Palosy, which runs the following, " With
indignation I familiarized myself with the statement saying that
the Resolution can harm Armenian -Turkish relation. It is really
regrettable that eight experienced diplomats yield to Turkey’s
intrigues.
I regret to mention that there is no process that might have promoted
the regulation of the relations between Armenia and Turkey.
And to express concern about damaging a process that doesn’t exist
is simply an artificial process.
Moreover, not only there is no process, but I must also confess we
don’t even hope that Turkey will be seriously involved in any process,
as a result establishing minimal regular relations with Armenia. My
pessimism is based on the fact that, any time we agree to a meeting
with turkey, the meeting itself is used by Turkey to torpedo the
processes in the USA or other countries of the world.
Dear Spokeswoman, Armenia has always been ready for establishing normal
relations with Turkey. However Turkey has denied any initiative by
Armenia for the normalization of the relations. Instead the latter has
been continuously advancing preconditions. Turkey makes proposals,
which are nothing more than a claim for endless talks, without any
sign of serious commitments to achieving minimal regular relations
with their neighbors. Their appeal to set up a committee of historians
aimed at discussing those lamentable historical events is not serious,
considering that freedom of speech and the issues under discussion are
restricted by the Criminal Code, as well as the unfriendly atmosphere
that Turkey has created by keeping the borders with Armenia close.
To observe acknowledging the truth as a hindrance to the political
relations is cynical. A resolution that touches upon human rights
and Genocide issues can’t harm bilateral relation neither yours with
Turkey nor ours. I appeal to you and your colleagues, as well as the
Ex State Secretaries stating that the same geo-political concerns
must push all of us to do our bests to open the borders, instead of
rewarding intolerance."