40 PERCENT IS INDIFFERENT

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17:56:32 – 07/10/2009

In accordance with the public polls, only the 1-1, 5 percent of
the population considers our relations with Turkey primary. People
think that relations with Turkey have to be normalized without
preconditions. But the question should not be solved by masses but
experts. There are questions in the Armenian and Turkish relations
of which the public is not aware, said today the sociologist Aharon
Adibekyan.

The border must be open regardless anything. In 301, if a poll was
carried out, the 99 percent of people would be against the adoption of
Christianity as a state religion but it was forced. The same situation
is in the Armenian and Turkish relations. We cannot stop this process
because global changes are taking place. The U.S. European Union,
Russia, who are the architects of the global net, demand the opening
of the border. Armenia has to be become a transport knot and it is
not up to us to decide. In the present situation, Armenia has to try
to get the maximum.

According to Adibekyan, the 40 percent of the society is completely
indifferent because the border opening has nothing in common with their
interests. And the resting 60 percent is divided into two groups:
those who are for and those who are against it. A part is against
because it will harm their business.

As to the protest action organized within the Diaspora, they give a
bright possibility for Armenia to maneuver and to show to the world
what sacrifices we make, we have to try to seize concessions from
the international society with the help of these protests, says
Aharon Adibekyan.