ANKARA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DECREASED ACTIVITY IN NEGOTIATION PROCESS

PanArmenian News
April 22 2009
Armenia

"The Armenian-Turkish talks pursued quite an active course until
recently, and I hoped they would eventually lead to diplomatic ties
establishment and opening of border. But that didn’t happen,"
CIMERA Geneva Centre Representative, Viken Cheterian told a
PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Cheteryan finds Ankara responsible for the
low activeness observed in negotiation process. "Turkish Government’s
constant assertions that no opening of border is possible without
Karabakh conflict settlement are first of all intended for domestic
consumption. The same is true for Azerbaijan although Ilham Aliev’s
situation is much worse. Opening of the border will lift the blockade
of Armenia compelling Azerbaijan to new concessions in Karabakh
conflict," Cheterian stressed.