EXPERT SAYS PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT PRESSED UPON TURKEY

Panorama.am
16:41 24/08/2009

"President Serzh Sargsyan’s statement has been a pressure on Turkish
side, addressed to Turkey making them to do the next step," political
expert Alexander Iskandaryan, the director of Caucasus Institute told
at news conference.

It’s worth reminding that on 28 July President Serzh Sargsyan said:
"I will only accept the invitation only if the agreements are observed
and visible steps are taken, i.e. I will go to Turkey if the border
is open or if we are on the threshold of Armenia’s deblockading."

According to the expert the president’s step has been a diplomatic
trick. Sometimes Turkey also makes such statements pressing on Armenia,
but the expert says he is sure that if the process is stopped by
any state then it will have negative influence on that state by the
international society.

A. Iskandaryan says it is much possible President Serzh Sargsyan will
travel to Turkey in October.