ANKARA’S IDEA ABOUT ARMENIAN, AZERI, TURKISH LEADERS MEETING DOOMED TO FAILURE

PanARMENIAN.Net
24.11.2008 14:55 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ There won’t be any breakthrough in the
Armenian-Turkish relations after the meeting between Armenian Foreign
Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan
in Istanbul, director of the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute Hayk
Demoyan said.

Commenting on the possibility of a trilateral meeting between leaders
of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey, Mr. Demoyan said it will not help
improvement of Armenian-Turkish and Armenian-Azeri relations.

"This is Ankara’s regular unsuccessful attempt. Like the Caucasus
platform and intention to meditate between Iran and U.S., it is
doomed to failure," he said. "The fuss in Turkey’s foreign policy
proves its vulnerability."

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian is off to Istanbul today to
attend a meeting of the BSEC secretariat and to present Armenia’s plan
of activities in the tenure of its presidency in the organizations.

The Armenian Genocide will be in focus of talks between Minister Ali
Babacan and his Armenian counterpart, Burak Ozugergin, a spokesman
for the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.

"Everything is on the table," Ozugergin said. "We are not precluding
anything. The Ministers will take up bilateral issues, including the
1915 events and perhaps regional issues that could include relations
with Azerbaijan."