SOCIOLOGIST GEVORG POGHOSIAN: TURKEY AND AZERBAIJAN ARE PERMANENT PARTNERS AND CARRY OUT THE SAME POLICY

NOYAN TAPAN
APRIL 16, 2009
YEREVAN

"Keeping its people in ignorance the Turkish government seriously risks
country’s future," Gevorg Poghosian, the President of the Armenian
Sociological Association, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, professor,
considers. Answering questions of then Ararat Center of Strategic
Studies, he stated that the show in Turkish schools of a film about
mass slaughters allegedly organized by the Armenians pursues the goal
of concealing historic truth in order to avoid responsibility.

Answering the question of what conclusions we can draw from Recep
Erdogan’s statement that Turkey’s and Azerbaijan’s positions on the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict completely coincide G. Poghosian said that
these two countries are permanent partners and in essence carry out
the same policy. After that statement, as the sociologist emphasized,
Armenia can continue the policy of rapprochement with Turkey, but at
that, Armenia should absolutely clearly make Turkey understand that
such statements are just unacceptable.

As to RA Prime Minister’s invitation to Turkey to take part in the
construction of a new Armenian nuclear power plant, G. Poghosian
stated that it is just a misunderstanding that should be corrected
quickly. He said that Turkey’s participation in newclear power plant’s
construction will give Armenia nothing except risks and harm.