news.am, Armenia
Feb 27 2010
Discussions on situation in Turkey held in U.S.
16:02 / 02/27/2010Armenia-Turkey reconciliation and Nagorno-Karabakh
issue were touched upon in the course of discussions on Turkey’s
domestic and international policies held in U.S., Today’s Zaman
reports.
According to the daily, Joost Lagendijk ‘ former member of the
European Parliament, commenting on Armenia-Turkey reconciliation
process, stressed that `normalization would increase the EU’s ability
to pressure Armenia on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.’ However, Azeri
diplomat present at the discussion noted that Armenia is `occupying’
Azerbaijani territory.
In response Lagendijk stated that `Azerbaijan’s policy has not worked
for the past 15 years,’ the source reads. Lagendijk also criticized
Turkish Premier Erdogan, saying he tried to link Armenia-Turkey
relations with Karabakh peace process.
German Marshall Fund expert Ian Lesser also spoke about Turkey-U.S.
relations, emphasizing that the `problem area’ between Ankara and
Washington `is in regards to Iran and Armenia.’
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress