RUSSIA DEMANDS TURKEY TO NORMALIZE TIES WITH ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.04.2009 19:55 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey is interested in expansion of its ties
with CIS, and Russia demands normalization of ties with Armenia,
Mikhail Alexandrov , Caucasus Department Head in Caucasus Institute
told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Turkey has already made decisions
on creating political relations with the states in the region.

"Yet, Ankara sets a number of conditions: Armenia’s mitigating
its position on the international acknowledgment of the
Genocide. Naturally, Armenia will never abandon its demands on Genocide
recognition, yet Turkey insists on a softer position.

It’s also connected with acknowledgment of boundaries of present-day
Turkey and Armenia’s abandoning its territorial claims. Ankara will
be satisfied by these steps and, consequently, agree to establish
diplomatic relations. NKR conflict is never mentioned. Moreover, border
opening spells, in essence, Ankara’s refusal to pursue pro-Azerbaijani
policy towards Armenia," Alexandrov stressed, adding that Armenia
will have to compromise to some extent.