ACCORDING TO EXPERTS, STRIVING FOR NORMALIZING ITS RELATIONS WITH TURKEY ARMENIA HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN VERY DANGEROUS GAMES

Noyan Tapan
June 17, 2009

YEREVAN, JUNE 17, NOYAN TAPAN. Under lack of national ideology and
ignorance of Turkish ethnophsychology Armenia-Turkey rapprochement is
beneficial for Turkey and dangerous for Armenia. Psychologist Albert
Nalchajian said at the June 17 press conference. In his words, being
influenced by the West, the Armenian political upper links are not
guided by the state interest in this issue.

A. Nalchajian also said that supporters of making relations with
Turkey more active call for forgetting the enmity, while the Turks
do not forget the past and treat the Armenians with disdain.

Political scientist Levon Shirinian attached importance to existence
of a strong state, which will make possible creation of a national
ideology.

According to the political scientist, striving for normalization
of relations with Turkey, Armenia has been involved in very
dangerous games. In L. Shirinian’s conviction, the opening of the
Armenian-Turkish border is rather economically beneficial for Turkey,
which strives for developing its eastern regions. Besides, opening
the border will contribute to implementation of pro-European policy,
as well as forcing Russia out of the South Caucasus. According to
political scientist’s prediction, as a result of border’s opening
the Russian military base and frontier troops will be withdrawn from
Armenia, after which the country will be subjected to unprecedented
pressure by Turkey. Armenia will have to concentrate its military
potential on the Armenian-Turkish border and can leave Artsakh
unprotected.

According to L. Shirinian, history confirms that the Armenian
Cause cannot have international security guarantees, as the Western
countries pursue their own interests in this issue. The only variant
of resisting possible Turkish aggression, according to him, is having
a strong state and mighty army.