TURKEY DISPLEASED WITH RA PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
30.07.2009 12:27 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s statement on
possible cancellation of his visit to Turkey has aroused displeasure
in Ankara.

"I think this statement can damage Turkish-Armenian reconciliation,"
Aybars Gorgulu, Assistant Program Advisor of TESEV FPP, told
PanARMENIAN.Net. "Turkish President Abdullah Gul visited Armenia
without preconditions. At that, Mr. Sargsyan’s statement will be eyed
by the Turkish government as diplomatic discourtesy. Such ultimatums
do not help resolution of problems."

"If the Armenian President cancels his visit, Ankara will become
more reluctant to normalize relations with the neighboring country,"
he said, adding that Turkish opposition also slammed Serzh Sarsgyan’s
statement.