DAVID HOVHANNISIAN: "ARMENIAN-TURKISH CONCILIATION COMMISSION WAS OF MERE FORMAL CHARACTER"

Noyan Tapan

Ma y 21, 2008

YEREVAN, MAY 21, NOYAN TAPAN. It is not advantageous for Turkey
to establish relations with Armenia. This opinion was expressed
by David Hovhannisian, the Head of the Center for Civilization and
Cultural Researches of the Yerevan State University and a member of the
Armenian-Turkish Conciliation Commission before, at the international
conference dedicated to the Armenian-Turkish relations on May 20.

According to him, Turkey is seeking to take a central position for
the infrastructures, energy carriers and financial flows crossing
the region.

The isolation of Armenia from regional programs serves that purpose
as it decreases the role of Russia in the region. D. Hovhannisian
mentioned that the activities of the Armenian-Turkish Conciliation
Commission was of mere formal character.