AZG Armenian Daily #019, 01/02/2008

Armenia-Turkey

"ZAMAN" WONDERS IF TER-PETROSIAN’S RETURN MAY BECOME A
NEW OPPORTUNITY

Although the political situation in Turkey is strained
and new connections between governmental structures
and terrorist organizations are revealed again and
again, the Turkish press goes on paying attention to
the political processes in Armenia and especially the
presidential elections. Sooth to say, this is not
caused by the mass media’s urge to keep the society
informed, but rather by the interests of the ruling
political powers in Turkey.

It is not secret that Turkey considers the issue of
its relations with Armenia a national priority, which
implies the existence of an official stance on the
processes in Armenia. This is why the central
newspapers thoroughly illustrate the pre-election
campaign and attempt influencing it with their
analytical articles.

"Zaman" newspaper, being published also in Azerbaijan,
is the most interested in the events in Armenia, and
that is the reason why its publications so frequently
appear in the daily bulletins of the Armenian Studies
Institute, Ankara.

Here we represent the latest "Zaman" article on the
presidential elections in Armenia, published in the
aforementioned bulletin.

By H. Chaqrian, translated by A.M.