ARMENIA IS ALONE CONTRADICTING TURKEY-AZERBAIJAN TANDEM, ARMENIAN POLITICAL EXPERT THINKS

ArmInfo
2009-05-12 18:14:00

Armenia has remained alone in contradicting Turkey-Azerbaijan tandem,
Armenian political expert, Director of Analytical Study Centre Ruben
Hakopyan told journalists today.

He is concerned about the process of talks on normalization of the
Armenian-Turkish relations. ‘It is very much dangerous that the foreign
policy course of Armenia is not scheduled. It is situational unlike the
Turkish-Azerbaijani tandem. Unfortunately the negotiating process says
of nothing good at this stage’, – Hakopyan said. He also added that the
negotiating process was followed by the pre-conditions from the very
beginning. But the Karabakh conflict cannot remain beyond the process.

‘Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan’s statement that until Armenia does
not leave "the occupied" territories, the Armenian-Turkish border
will not be opened, is evidence of the fact that Turkey does not
watch the process of normalization of relations with Armenia without
settlement of the Karabakh conflict within the frames of interests
of the tandem’, – the political expert said. He thinks that opening
of the Armenian-Turkish border and establishing of the diplomatic
relations also threatens worsening of Armenia’s relations with Russia
and Iran. He thinks that in that case thanks to Armenia Turkey will
be given an opportunity of playing the leading part in the region at
the expense of Russia and Iran.