TURKISH AND ARMENIAN PUBLIC SHOULD BE READY FOR DIFFICULTIES IN ESTABLISHMENT OF BILATERAL DIALOGUE, A TURKISH EXPERT THINKS

ArmInfo
2008-12-03 17:58:00

ArmInfo. The Turkish and Armenian public should be ready for
difficulties in the process of establishment of a bilateral dialogue,
senior expert at the analytical center European Stability Initiative,
editor of the Istanbul-based Turkish Policy Quarterly, Nigar Goksel,
told ArmInfo correspondent.

She said some public organizations, youth groups of both countries
are already making attempts to establish a bilateral dialogue,
however, it is impossible to speak of possible results now. Goksel
said that she visits Armenia often and has started understanding the
approaches of Armenians living here better. However, many Turks will
find themselves unready to perceive these approaches. Certainly, the
same can be said about the readiness or unreadiness of the Armenian
public to perceive a given viewpoint concerning Armenian-Turkish
relations, Goksel said. The Turkish expert thinks that the widest
layers of both countries’ public should be aware of information about
the attempts to establish a dialogue.