RUBEN SAFRASTYAN: TURKEY MAY REVIEW ITS APPROACHES ON ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS

armradio.am
10.04.2008 15:21

Serzh Sargsyan’s pre-election statements on establishment of
Armenian-Turkish relations without any preconditions and holding open
discussions received a positive reaction both in the West and in
Turkey, Director of the Oriental Studies Institute of RA National
Academy of Sciences, Turkologist Ruben Safrastyan told a press
conference today. He added that this is proven by Turkish President
Abdullah Gul’s congratulation to Serzh Sargsyan on his victory in
the presidential elections.

Besides, according to Ruben Safrastyan, if the "Justice and
Development" Party remains in power, it’s not ruled out that official
Ankara may reconsider its approaches on establishing relations with
Armenia. The Turkologist reminded the words of Turkish Foreign Minister
Ali Babacan that the economic, no t the political interests should
be taken into consideration in Armenian-Turkish relations.