news.am, Armenia
March 13 2010

Bako Sahakyan: No improvement in Armenian-Turkish relations in immediate future

12:47 / 03/13/2010The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) will welcome
Armenian-Turkish reconciliation only if Turkey’s behavior is in
conformity with panhuman values, and the issues are settled in the
context of the nations’ past, NKR President Bako Sahakyan stated at
his meeting with students and lecturers of Artsakh State University.

The NKR President expressed the confidence that `Turkey continues its
insincere policy.’

According to him, Ankara did not properly respond to the goodwill
shown by Armenia. So any improvement in the Armenian-Turkish relations
cannot be expected in the immediate future. Turkey’s reaction to the
recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Swedish Parliament is
evidence thereof.

`We are dealing with a nation unable to get rid of its own complexes,’
Sahakyan said.

He stressed that Turkish progressive forces stated the need for
admitting the Armenian Genocide long ago, but `the point is that
Armenia took the initiative without any preconditions.’

`From the very beginning Turkey stated it would establish diplomatic
relations with Armenia only if the Armenian side made concessions on
Nagorno-Karabakh, etc.. Under the circumstances any improvement in
relations with Turkey is impossible in the immediate future,’ the NKR
leader said.

T.P.