NORMALIZATION OF TURKISH-ARMENIAN RELATIONS VITAL FOR ENTIRE REGION

PanARMENIAN.Net
19.12.2007 16:01 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations is vital
not only for the two states but also for the entire region, RA National
Assembly Speaker Tigran Torosian said during The Armenian-Turkish
Relations: Problems and Prospects extended parliamentary hearings.

"Both Armenia and Turkey are members of the Council of Europe. Turkey
is holding talks for EU accession. It means that this country should
share the values European bases on. We have numerously stated that
Turkey’s membership would be expedient for Armenia.

Any country would like to have a neighbor that doesn’t represent a
menace," he said.

"European states are interested in normalization of the
Armenian-Turkish relations and opening of the border," he
added. "Armenia doesn’t push preconditions while Turkey’s position is
quite opposite. We insist on resolution of the issue in the framework
of European integration."