NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS BETWEEN ARMENIAN AND TURKISH PUBLICS NO LESS IMPORTANT THAN DIPLOMATIC TIES
PanARMENIAN.Net
25.11.2008 15:34 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Reconciliation is not just establishment of
diplomatic and economic relations. It is the development between
the Armenian and Turkish publics, which is no less important than
formal ties. The task of NGOs, experts and journalists is to try to
throw a bridge between the neighbor states, but there are plenty of
obstacles in their way, Aybars Gorgulu, expert at Sabanci University
and Assistant Program Director of TESEV Foreign Policy Program,
said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.
"The more we learn about each other, the sooner we can overcome
the obstacles that have accumulated for the past years. The
Armenian-Turkish dialogue should never be interrupted. There are not
issues that can’t be discussed. We should cover all topics, from the
Armenian Genocide to opening of borders. Only in this case, Armenians
and Turks can reach understanding," he said.