ARMENIAN POLITICAL EXPERT: ROAD-MAP IS A DECLARATION BEING AN INTERIM STEP BETWEEN THE START OF NEGOTIATIONS AND ESTABLISHMENTOF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN ARMENIA AND TURKEY

ArmInfo
2009-04-27 19:32:00

The Road-map is nothing but a declaration being an interim step between
the start of negotiations and establishment of diplomatic relations
between Armenia and Turkey, Director of Caucasus Institute, political
expert Alexander Iskandaryan told journalists when commenting upon
the Road-map determined by Armenian and Turkish Foreign Ministries.

"I think this is only another step towards establishment of diplomatic
relations between Armenia and Turkey. However, this is not the last
step in this direction, as for me, I expect continuation of the Road-
map",- he said. According to Iskandaryan, the given step, like any
other step in improving the Armenian- Turkish dialogue, is positive.

To note, Turkey and Armenia, together with Switzerland as
mediator, have been working intensively with a view to normalizing
their bilateral relations and developing them in a spirit of
good-neighborliness, and mutual respect, and thus to promoting peace,
security and stability in the whole region. The two parties have
achieved tangible progress and mutual understanding in this process and
they have agreed on a comprehensive framework for the normalization
of their bilateral relations in a mutually satisfactory manner. In
this context, a road-map has been identified.