ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS WILL IMPROVE WHEN TURKEY SEES ARMENIA AS FULLY-FLEDGED DEMOCRATIC STATE, ARAM SAFARIAN CONSIDERS
NOYAN TAPAN
JU LY 16
According to Aram Safarian, the Secretary of the RA National Assembly
Bargavach Hayastan (Prosperous Armenia) faction, Armenian-Turkish
relations have worsened in the early 1990-s, when after proclamation
of Armenia’s independence, in 1992, Turkey closed the land, motorway
and railway border. As he mentioned at the July 16 press conference,
Armenian-Turkish relations had tendencies of becoming warmer in
1993-1995. However, the first RA President’s efforts in that direction,
according to the BH representative, gave no result, as the Turkish
government of that time considered its relations with Azerbaijan as
more important.
A. Safarian said that today President Serzh Sargsyan undertakes steps
aimed at improving Armenian-Turkish relations. One of these steps,
according to the deputy, is sending an invitation to Turkish President
Abdullah Gul to watch football in Yerevan. "Football is an occasion
for the two Presidents to communicate with eath other: normalization of
relations should start from some thing," A. Safarian said. He affirmed
that relations between Armenia and Turkey will essentially improve when
Turks sees that Armenia is a strong, fully-fledged, democratic state.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
