PanARMENIAN.Net
Will Armenia compromise for opening of borders?
05.09.2008 15:34 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ It is premature to speak about opening of the
Armenian-Turkish border, but it can happen one day, independent
Turkish political scientist Mehmet Bekaroglu said.
For a long period Armenia has been in partial economic blockade due to
closed border with Turkey and Azerbaijan. Therefore, now it will make
a compromise to have a sector opened, according to him.
`For Armenia, it is important not only to resume diplomatic relations
but also to reopen borders between the two states, what will offer
Armenia a chance to revive economy and it can even give up genocide
claims for the purpose. Official Ankara have stated repeatedly that
the resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict and giving up policy
calling for international recognition of the genocide in the Ottoman
Empire during World War I when some 1.5 mln people were killed, can
serve as a ground for restoring diplomatic relations with Armenia,’
Bekaroglu said, Trend Azeri news agency reports.