ARMENIA MUST MAKE EFFORTS
Igor Muradyan

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12:56:35 – 28/09/2009

Mr. Muradyan, what is your impression from the Armenian and Turkish
protocols? How do you assess the intention of Armenia to sign the
very protocols with Turkey?

This situation is so impermanent that the interested parties clarify
their positions in the process of discussions. There are enough signs
that in Washington they started reviewing the events. The Americans
are obviously worried with possible prospects and started to understand
less the significance of the consequences of the Armenian and Turkish
protocols fearing that their double scenarios cannot work the way they
imagine. Now Barack Obama has to negotiate over Nagorno-Karabakh issue
not with Russia but with Turkey, in other words, the new reality did
not come out to be pleasant. Earlier, Russia, which involved Turkey in
the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, repented enough for it and now the U.S. who
involved Turkey in the Southern Caucasus found out that it is not a
process observed by it and it will soon lose control on it. First of
all, they do not have necessary arguments and grounds. Second, this
process excites Russia strongly, and it is not bad in the present
conditions in connection with the Russian and American dialogue on
Iran, anti-racket defense etc.

Turkey longs for singing the protocols with Armenia and the
anti-arguments of the Turkish opposition and government are false,
a badly organized spectacle. Turkey needs to present the process of
settlement as if it is the initiator and Armenia is not constructive
and depends on external factors. Of course, it is not simple because
Armenia easily agrees with every possible condition of Turkey.

No doubt, Turkey gets use of these protocols to fail completely
the process of the recognition of the Armenian 1915 genocide, to
enhance it influence in the Southern Caucasus and to present its
new image in the theater of Europe. Turkey gives a huge harm to
the interests of the Armenian Diaspora and to their moral-political
situation. Realizing that it failed in gaining new positions in the
region, neither settled its relations with the European Union, as well
as the U.S. continues its attempts of repressive policy in connection
with Turkey, Ankara tries to bring back the lost through Armenia and
to make its relations with Armenia a hostage in its relations with
the West. Turkey carries out this policy ignoring the Karabakh issue
and the Azerbaijani interests but this is the problem. Having the
right to strengthen its positions in the Southern Caucasus, Turkey
will newly get engaged in the Karabakh issue. This or that way, the
normalization of the Armenian and Turkish relations will bring about
the enhancement of Turkish involvement in the Karabakh issue which
will influence on the Armenian positions. There is no doubt that the
Armenian interests in the Karabakh conflict will be harmed.

In addition, the situation put Armenia in such a tragic situation
that there is no way to withdraw. Armenia has to try to open the
border with Turkey. This is the only possibility to get involved
in the world dynamics. But the border opening has to be linked with
economic issues. This will be very trivial and ignorant. Open borders
are really inconvenient for all the interested sides: U.S., EU, Russia
and countries of Southern Caucasus. Russia is now exhausted and the
whole hope is on the Americans which will work out new rules in the
Armenian and Turkish relations. The current rules are not convenient
for the Americans. They are not expedient for anyone, except Turkey,

Once, the U.S. insisted on the removal of the blockade the Meghri
corridor. Now the U.S. does not even think about it, moreover, it
became dangerous. Armenia will not manage to seize the opportunity
and Turkey must not be given this chance.

Will Turkey manage to fail the process of the international recognition
of the genocide and harm our interests in the Karabakh issue and the
rights of the Armenian people no the Western Armenia? This depends
on us rather than on Turkey. Unfortunately, the Armenian society
did not manage to present a more or less full discussion on this
topic. Possible scenarios of the events were not presented. Now we have
to try to open the border. It we did not succeed, worse for Turkey.

No one may dispute the fact that the jazz was invented by
Afro-Americans but not in Africa but in New Orleans. At least, the
official version is this.