WE MUSTN’T PRACTICE SELF-DECEPTION IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH TURKEY

PanARMENIAN.Net
08.04.2009 17:24 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Due to Armenian diplomacy NKR conflict no longer
determines normalization of Armenian-Turkish ties, which greatly
raises Azeri’s concerns, Hay Dat Bureau Director Kiro Manoyan told
a news conference today.

"Turkey was Baku’s only lever of influence on Armenia. Despite
Ankara’s declarations that Turkey won’t abandon Azerbaijan in NKR
conflict, I believe that Karabakh issue is no longer a precondition in
Armenian-Turkish negotiations, " Kiro Manoyan noted adding "Otherwise,
Ilham Alivev would have attended "Alliance of Civilizations" project
meeting in Istanbul."

Still, abandoning "Karabakh precondition" doesn’t mean Ankara has
altered its position on NKR conflict settlement. "Turkey will still be
an ally to Azerbaijan and its protector in Karabakh conflict issue. We
mustn’t practice self-deception here," Kiro Manoyan emphasized.