European expert: Both Armenia and Turkey have come to the conclusion
that it is in their national interest to improve relations between them

2009-03-08 13:41:00

ArmInfo. "I am confidant that soon we will see positive developments in
relations between Turkey and Armenia. This will happen for one simple
reason. Both countries have come to the conclusion that it is in their
national interest to improve the relations between them",- Executive
Director of the London Information Network on Conflicts and
State-building (LINKS) Dennis Sammut said to ArmInfo correspondent.

This development will have a huge positive impact on both the politics
and the economics of the region and will give the region a boost at
this difficult moment, he added.

"The baggage of history is not going to disappear. Armenia and Turkey,
and Armenians and Turks need to learn how to manage the baggage of
their history. This will not be easy but the process must start",-
Dennis Sammut concluded.