ROAD MAP PUBLICATION WILL LEVEL THE TURKISH FACTOR IN NKR ISSUE

PanARMENIAN.Net
05.05.2009 21:17 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Head of European Integration Organization Karen
Bekaryan and CIS Institute Yerevan Subsidiary Director, politologist
Alexander Markarov expressed their views on Armenian-Turkish relations
at today’s news conference.

"Armenian-Turkish relations are an important issue in RA foreign
policy. Recent developments testify to a thaw in Armenian-Turkish
relations; here belong football diplomacy and road map signing,"
Makarov stated.

According to Bekaryan, the issue could be viewed from 2 sides.

"Armenian people currently support 2 positions: for and against
normalization of ties with Turkey, " he said adding that after the
answer is found, further normalization of Armenian-Turkish ties
might be discussed. "Situation when neighboring countries have no
relations whatever can’t be considered natural. But on the opposite
side, the important issue is the way relations are formed."

"I’m certain that upon road map publication Turkey will abandon its
policy of preconditions," he said. Karen Bekaryan is confident that the
document includes nothing but the discussion of bilateral relations.

"This also testifies to the fact that Turkish factor in NKR issue is
already leveled," Bekaryan believes.