RUBEN SAFRASTIAN HOPES THAT U.S. CONGRESS WILL ADOPT RESOLUTION N 106 ON RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Noyan Tapan
Jan 21, 2009
YEREVAN, JANUARY 21, NOYAN TAPAN. No positive shift took place in
the Armenia-Turkey relations last year: the border remains closed, no
diplomatic relations were established. Turkologist Ruben Safrastian,
the Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National
Academy of Sciences of Armenia, gave such an estimation at the January
21 press conference.
According to him, improval of the Armenian-Turkish relations mainly
depends on how much Turkish diplomacy is ready to renounce the policy
of exerting pressure upon Armenia.
Touching upon U.S. President Barack Obama’s preelection promise on
recognition of the Armenian Genocide, R. Safrastian predicted that he
will hardly use the word "genocide" in his April 24 address. However,
as the Turkologist added, there is much hope that U.S. Congress will
adopt Resolution N 106 on recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
As to Turkey’s willingness to raise its own role in the South Caucasian
region, according to R. Safrastian’s observation, that country’s
efforts exerted in this direction are vain. According to him, for
instance, Turkey’s proposal to create a Security and Cooperation
Platform has not been fulfilled so far and will not be fulfilled in
the near future.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
