PROCESS OF IMPROVEMENT OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS IS INTERRELATED WITH NAGORNO KARABAKH PROBLEM, ARMENIAN POLITICAL SCIENTISTS CONSIDER

Noyan Tapan
Sep 3, 2009

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. In the affirmation of political
scientist Alexander Margarian, the Armenian-Turkish Protocols are
aimed at establishing relations between the two neighboring countries
and cannot but be positive. Touching upon a number of alarming issues
recorded in the documents he mentioned at an August 3 press conference:
"The Armenian side has stated exactly that it will not renounce the
process of recognition of the Armenian Genocide and does not link
the improvement of the Armenian-Turkish relations with the Nagorno
Karabakh problem."

According to the observation of another political scientist, Yervand
Bozoyan taking part in the press conference, the Armenian-Turkish
border will be opened only in one case, if a progress is recorded in
the issue of Nagorno Karabakh settlement. In that respect, according
to Y. Bozoyan, the protocols initiated between Armenia and Turkey
give an occasion for anxiety. "The Nagorno Karabakh problem can be
not included in that document but I am convinced that indeed these
two issues are interrelated, which is dangerous," Y. Bozoyan said.