SERZH SARGSYAN WILL HAVE TO SWALLOW PRIDE AND TAKE BACK WORDS: POLITICAL EXPERT

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Aug 24 2009
Azerbaijan

"I think Armenia President Serzh Sargsyan will not go to Turkey to
watch return football match between Turkish and Armenian teams,"
Azerbaijani political expert Zardusht Alizade said.

Recently Serzh Sargsyan stated he will visit Turkey to watch a return
football match between the two countries if only Ankara takes real
steps and either opens Armenia-Turkey border, or makes a tangible
step towards lifting Armenia’s blockade.

"The political situation in Armenia is that Serge Sargsyan can not
afford to sign framework agreement on liberation of the occupied
regions of Azerbaijan. If he does not sign it, Turkey will not open
borders as Sargsyan promised not to go to Turkey before the borders
are opened, so he will not go there," Alizade said.

"Judging by the fact that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
while in Baku, said that the border between Armenia and Turkey will not
open until Armenia does not liberate at least 5 of the occupied regions
of Azerbaijan. So I think that Turkey will not open its border with
Armenia until October 14 [the match between Armenian Turkish teams],"
he added.

"However, Sargsyan can go to Turkey, but he will have to swallow
pride and take back words," the political expert said.