ARMENIAN VOLUNTEERS – ABOUT ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS
By Nairi Muradian

Azg
April 16 2009
Armenia

According to the members of the national political initiative "Union
of Armenian Volunteers", today Turkey, like in the past, has a very
clear position – it observes establishment of diplomatic relations
with Armenia, opening of the border and settlement of Karabakh issue
on the same plane.

"It is not right to use the phrase Armenian-Turkish relations. It is
Armenian-Turkish conflict; a peculiar type of relations – hostile
relations. They treat us with enmity. We speak about the opening
of the border. But Armenian-Turkish border differs from the concept
of Armenia-Turkey border. I am speaking of a psychological border",
publicist Gevorg Yazechian told yesterday at the office of the People’s
Party of Armenia.

According to another member of the "Union of Armenian Volunteers"
Armen Yeghian, the Armenian-Turkish talks have already entered a
dangerous stage for Armenia. "The Armenian authorities have forgotten
that Turkey created a state on the major part of the territory of
the Armenians’ historical motherland", he said.

"After 20 years of independence, Armenia has chosen the Turkish way of
development", member of the national initiative "Miatsum" (Joining)
Tigran Khzmalian said. According to him, the Armenian authorities’
aspiration to create a police state, population’s spiritual fall,
and the mercenary society bear witness to it. The Armenian youth,
according to him, have become bearers of the Turkish values; it can
be seen from their clothes and the music that they prefer.

According to Tigran Khzmalian, Armenia and the Armenian people are
not ready for the opening of the border at present.

According to former liberty-fighter Vardan Malkhasian, the
Armenian-Turkish "flirt’ has its price; instead of improvement of
relations Turkey demands from Armenia destructive concessions to
both Karabakh issue and recognition of the Armenian Genocide. He
underlines that the Armenian Foreign Ministry and the President’s press
service haven’t yet properly refuted Turkish President Abdullah Gul’s
statements that Serzh Sargsian consented to creation of the committee
of historians.