ABSENCE OF RELATIONS BETWEEN ARMENIA AND TURKEY IS "ABSURD"

armradio.am
15.11.2007 12:38

EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semenby said
it’s an "absurd" that Armenia and Turkey have no relations and their
citizens are deprived of the opportunity to cross the border.

"We think that every problem has its limits. We have several problems:
the issue of diplomatic relations, the historic issue and the question
of the historical committee Turkey suggests to establish. We do
not think that these issues must be solved in a certain order. The
situation when two important EU partner countries have no relations and
their citizens are deprived of the opportunity to cross the border is
absurd. We anticipate that in a certain stage this situation will be
regulated. It would also be useful to discuss the historical issues,
but I repeat that it should be done without linking the issues to
each other," Peter Semenby said.