RUBEN SAFRASTIAN: NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT SIDES ARE NOT READY YET FOR PROBLEM’S FINAL SOLUTION
Noyan Tapan
Dec 2, 2009
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. World’s political centers share
Armenia’s approach that the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish
relations should not be identified with the Nagorno Karabakh problem.
Director of the Oriental Studies Institute of the RA National Academy
of Sciences, Turkologist Ruben Safrastian expressed such an opinion
at a December 2 press conference. In his words, the big states do
not meet Turkey’s wish, at any price to link with one another the
processes of Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and normalization of
Armenian-Turkish relations. R. Safrastian added that if the Turkish
parliament tries to delay the ratification of the Armenian-Turkish
protocols, Turkey will be perceived as a not serious political partner
on the international arena.
Touching upon the negotiations over the Nagorno Karabakh conflict the
Turkologist expressed an opinion that the sides are not ready yet for
problem’s final settlement. "It will take some time for the solution
to mature. To move to the settlement now will mean to aggravate the
situation which is not beneficial to anyone," he mentioned. According
to R. Safrastian’s prediction, a framework agreement will be signed
only when the sides clarify the Nagorno Karabakh status.