IF GUL’S VISIT TO ARMENIA IS ONLY FOR AGITATION PURPOSES, IT WILL NOT
CHANGE ANY ATMOSPHERE, KIRO MANOYAN SAYS

Y EREVAN, SEPTEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. If Abdullah Gul visits Armenia only
for agitation purposes, it will change no atmosphere: Turkey should
first of all manifest a political will and reconsider its policy of 17
years towards Armenia. Kiro Manoyan, a Responsible Person for ARFD
Bureau Political Issues and the Armenian Cause (Hay Dat) Office, stated
at the September 4 press conference. According to him, Turkey has
always refused to establish diplomatic relations with Armenia, has
spoken with "preconditions and ultimatums," and unless that position is
changed, Turkish President’s visit will give no result.

In K. Manoyan’s opinion, it is improbable that Turkish President’s
visit to Armenia will not take place. According to him, giving consent
two days before the visit was already a diplomatic violation, though
the delay of that decision was also connected with domestic concerns,
as well as with the atmosphere formed in Azerbaijan and providing
security. In response to the question of what this visit will give to
Turkey, K. Manoyan said that Turkey’s leadership is inclined to change
something, otherwise this visit will be a wrong calculation.

Touching upon the actions to be initiated by ARFD on the day of A.
Gul’s visit, K. Manoyan said "If we can organize actions of protest
against the President in our state, so we can also hold an action of
protest against the guest invited by the President, within the accepted
norms. We should not forget that this is the first time in history when
the President of the Republic of Turkey visits Armenia, and we should
remind to A. Gul that this visit does not mean anything yet unless the
problems we will express through political actions are solved."
According to K. Manoyan, the Turkish President should be well aware
that his visit is not a ceremony, and no one is going to kneel before
him for his "great favor."

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress