ICG TO MAKE A REPORT ON ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS

PanARMENIAN.Net
05.03.2009 19:42 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The International Crisis Group (ICG) intends to
make a report on Armenian-Turkish Relations, said Richard Giragosyan,
head of Armenian Institute on National and Strategic Research, ICG
coordinator on Armenia. According to him, the idea of such a report
occurred after it had became clear that Armenian-Turkish relations
tend to normalize. The visit of the Turkish president Abdullah Gyull
toYerevan, the already frequent contacts between the two Foreign
Ministries, the Babajan-Nalbandian meetings, and last but not least
the arrival of the head of Turkish MFA at the summit of Black Sea
Economic Cooperatipn Organization (BSEC)-all this is an evidence for
the dialogue start. Another motive for the research were the events
of August 2008 and the Stability Platform in the Caucasus proposed by
Turkey. It will be possible to speak about the report -making process
more specifically this summer," Giragosyan said.

He also emphasized, should the Armenian-Turkish relations get to
normal, the geopolitical map of the region might change.