RUBEN MELKONYAN: ARMENIAN-TURKISH TALKS SLOW DOWN

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
11.06.2009 15:39 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey will never sacrifice its interests despite
the world powers’ urgent calls to normalize relations with Armenia
in reasonable terms, an Armenian expert said.

"Turkey debates on the recent statement by U.S. Assistant Secretary of
State but this will hardly change anything. Turkey will continue its
policy toward Armenia," expert at Noravank scientific and research
center Ruben Melkonyan, said when responding to a PanARMENIAN.Net
reporter’s question during today’s press conference.

"Armenian-Turkish talks have reached a deadlock but it would be
incorrect to say that the process will be severed," the Armenian expert
said. "However, judging by public mood in Turkey, I am not optimistic
about the possibility to smooth relations in the near future."