news.am, Armenia
Jan 2 2010
No progress in Armenian-Turkish, Nagorno-Karabakh processes next year,
expert says
11:54 / 01/02/2010Turkey will try to put off the ratification of the
Armenian-Turkish protocols until next April and even until a later
date to have the international community discuss the Armenian Genocide
as long as possible and to link the ratification to the
Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, the political analyst Alexander
Manasyan told NEWS.am.
As regards the Nagorno-Karabakh problem, the expert does not forecast
any progress. `The sides will try to protract the process as long as
possible,’ Manasyan said. He stressed that the Armenian side should
try to change its image in the negotiation process next year. `The
present image does not meet our interests. We do not respond to the
misstatements on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict frequently made by the
international community. We do not present our convincing arguments
concerning the problem. But we must clearly state that Azerbaijan has
no legal or historical rights to Nagorno-Karabakh or to Nakhichevan.
Also, we must raise the issue of Armenian massacres in Baku and
Sumgait, Azerbaijan,’ the expert said. Manasyan also holds the opinion
that official Yerevan may pull out of the Armenian-Turkish dialogue
should Ankara try to put off the ratification of the protocols or link
them to the Nagorno-Karabakh problem.
T.P.