TIGRAN SARGSYAN: THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE TO THE NORMALIZATION OF THE ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS
Hasmik Dilanyan

"Radiolur"
12.02.2010 14:42

Public discussions on "Armenian-Turkish Relations and Border
Regionalism" organized by the American Commerce Chamber in Armenia
(AmCham), Turkish Economic Policy Research Institute (TEPAV) and US
Embassy in Armenia took place in Yerevan today.

There is no alternative to the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish
relations, since having closed borders in the 21st century is a
nonsense, Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan said.

The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan’s message to the Turkish President and his speech in
London. "The President’s speech confirms that the Armenian authorities
have enough political will to overcome the stereotypes shaped between
Armenia and Turkey and establish new relations between our countries,"
the Prime Minister noted.

According to Tigran Sargsyan, the normalization of relations must be
considered on three different levels. "On the first level we should
look at what the authorities have to do. Secondly, we should take
into consideration how our societies perceive the current situation
and how they see the future of the Armenian-Turkish relations. On
the third level we should consider how the international community
reacts to the improvement of the Armenian-Turkish relations and how
the atmosphere in the region will change as a result of normalization
of these relations."