TURKEY IS RISING STAR FOR EUROPE: SAFARYAN

news.am
Nov 4 2009
Armenia

Europe does not have an unambiguous slant on Armenia-Turkey relations
that disables upsetting unbalance between Armenia and Turkey, Head
of the oppositional "Heritage" faction Stepan Safaryan stated at
Nov. 4 press conference after the meetings with European structures’
officials in Brussels and Strasburg.

According to him, Armenia would have been interested in balancing
of asymmetric relations through Europe’s mediation by undertaking
certain issues of Armenia-Turkey agenda. Safaryan also spoke of
Turkey’s perception in Europe as a rising regional star for which
the door to OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs is open. According to him,
today European politicians link Armenia-Turkey normalization with
Karabakh conflict resolution, though do not baldly say it. It is the
result of successful blackmail by Baku, that by turnback to Russia
implied fallout both for Turkey and Europe. Rejecting the linkage
between thes two processes, Armenian authorities enjoy permit for
making statements for backroom, Safaryan assured.

Presently, Turkey is also eligible of enjoying this right. So far,
both countries exercise this right with a glance to certain problems,
the politician concluded.