RA FM: TURKEY DOESN’T DO A FAVOR TO ARMENIA BY NORMALIZING RELATIONS
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
21.01.2009 19:18 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia will agree to form an intergovernmental
commission only after Turkey opens the border and establishes
diplomatic relations with Armenia without preconditions, RA senior
official said.
"Yerevan is not going to make sacrifices to normalize relations with
Ankara," Edward Nalbandian told a news conference Wednesday.
"Armenia will never stop it policy calling for international
recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Dark pages of history should be
turned but the lessons of the past should never be forgotten. Armenia
will never question the fact of the Armenian Genocide," he said.
The Minister agreed with the opinion of his Turkish counterpart Ali
Babacan that the two countries are close to reconciliation.
"Nevertheless, the problems will be resolved only if Turkey agrees to
establish diplomatic relations with Armenia without preconditions,"
he said.
Minister Nalbandian also informed that Armenia will participate in
the impending meeting on the Caucasus Platform.