ANC REPRESENTATIVE CONSIDERS THAT TODAY RUSSIA IS AGAINST OPENING OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER

Noyan Tapan
Feb 18, 2010

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. According to Armenian National
Congress (ANC) representative David Shahnazarian, one more foreign
political front was opened in consequence of the foreign policy
carried out by the RA authorities: a second, Armenia-Turkey conflict
was created. As the oppositionist predicted at a February 18 press
conference, soon Armenia under the pressure of the U.S. will ratify
the protocols and will do it sooner than Turkey.

According to D. Shahnazarian’s observation, at the initial stage of
the normalization process of Armenia-Turkey relations the initiative
of opening the border belonged to Russia. However today, according to
him, Russia does not show activity and an impression is formed that
the Russians needed signing of the protocols but never opening of the
border. "Today RF does not conceal that it is against the opening of
the Armenia-Turkey border," D. Shahnazarian said.

The ANC representative also touched upon the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
mentioning that its settlement is conditioned by Moscow-Washington
relations. In his opinion, Russia does its best to delay the
settlement. In response to the question of "should Armenia be guided
by the variant proposed by Russia or by the West" D. Shahnazarian
said that the Armenian authorities "will make any choice, even a
Mohammedan choice, in the respect of religion, only to prolong their
power for a day, an hour."