ANKARA SEEKS TO ACCUSE YEREVAN OF SUSPENDING ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROCESS

PanARMENIAN.Net
25.08.2009 15:57 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ No real changes have been observed in
Armenian-Turkish relations over the past 2-3 months. Armenia has many
times declared its position on normalizing ties with Turkey without
preconditions, Eurointegration NGO’s chair Karen Bekaryan told
journalists today. "Recent development in the process was Armenian
Presidents statement on going to Turkey only in case the border opens
or parties are in the run-up to lifting the blockade. Such statement
was followed by a pause, although process develops in an invisible
manner," Armenian expert noted.

According to him, Turkey will do its utmost to prove to the world
that such suspension was caused by Armenia. "No wonder Turkish
media characterized Armenian leader’s statement as precondition set
by Yerevan. Turkey already creates all prerequisites for accusing
Armenia of destructive policy in case Serzh Sargsyan does not go
there to watch return football match," Karen Bekaryan said.

The return match between Turkish and Armenian national teams is due
on October 14 in Bursa, in the stadium named after Ataturk.