Vardan Oskanyan: America should recognize Armenian Genocide and it will
not hinder normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations

2009-03-09 15:42:00

ArmInfo. America should recognize the Armenian Genocide and it will not
hinder normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations, ex-foreign
minister of Armenia Vardan Oskanyan said in an on-line interview with
Center ‘Region’ when asked by ArmInfo to assess Armenia’s steps towards
normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.

‘I support just one criteria of normalizing the Armenian-Turkish
relations. It is not even establishment of diplomatic relations. It is
opening of the boundary. If it takes place within the nearest future,
all the steps and efforts by Armenia will be justified. Otherwise, it
will mean that Turkey abused the good will displayed by Armenia. I
think that America should recognize the Armenian Genocide and it will
not hinder normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations. Quite on
the contrary, I think that putting of the Armenian Genocide on the
domestic political agenda by many states and recognition of this fact
by many parliaments over the last ten years has led to the fact that
Turkey is currently studying the issue of opening the boundary’, Vardan
Oskanyan says.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress