REPUBLICAN PARTY DOESN’T SHARE ARF-D’S VIEW, BUT RESPECTS IT

Tert
Sept 22 2009
Armenia

The governing Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), continues to be
unequivocally for the establishment of Armenian-Turkish diplomatic
relations without preconditions, said RPA Secretary Eduard Sharmazanov
to journalists today.

"When we say ‘without preconditions’ we mean, firstly, the Armenian
Genocide issue cannot be viewed as a precondition, and secondly,
the Nagorno-Karabakh issue cannot be connected with Armenian-Turkish
relations," Sharmazanov stated.

He also stated that the "wrinkled" issues existing between the two
countries may only be solved after diplomatic relations are established
without preconditions.

"I am referring to the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation-Dashnaktsutyun. Though the Republican Party doesn’t share
ARF-D’s view, it respects it," the RPA secretary said.