REDUCTION OF ACTIVE COMMUNICATION; SIGNIFICANCE OF CONFLICT

Panorama.am
17:17 11/06/2009

"It’s obvious that the Armenian-Turkish relations reached a
deadlock. At the same time those relations are in the agenda of the
foreign officials. The evidence to it is U.S. Assistant Secretary
Philip Gordon’s visit to Armenia and touch upon Armenian-Turkish
relations," Ruben Melkonyan, expert of "Noravank" foundation told
the reporters.

According to the expert some reduction of active communication
will be felt but the significance of the question will be kept. "We
will be always claiming that we are ready to establish ties without
preconditions and Turkey will be forced to make some efforts under
the pressure of the international society," the expert said.

Regarding the time and the period of setting the Armenian-Turkish
ties, Melkonyan says autumn does not seem realistic. And the evidence
to this, according to the expert, is the mood in Turkey, especially
in Kesaria where the football match should take place. Recently 250
thousand Turkish expressed themselves against the opening of the
Armenian-Turkish border.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress