TURKISH PARLIAMENTARIAN CEM TOKER SAYS ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS AND THE NKR ISSUE SETTLEMENT ARE SEPARATE PROCESSES

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2010-03-23

Process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations and settlement
of the NK conflict are separate processes, Cem Toker, chairman of
Turkey’s Liberal-Democratic Party said at today’s press conference
in Yerevan. He said though the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan was trying to connect these two issues with each other,
they must be separated.

The Turkish politician said he thinks after regulating and establishing
good-neighborly relations with Armenia, Turkey can influence on
Azerbaijan in the settlement of the NKR issue.

"Turkish public has biased attitude toward Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani
lobby has a great influence in our country. The Turkish people are
sensitive and make decisions with heart, and not brain. Thus we must
try to work in the direction of our sensitivity to change the opinion
of the Turkish people about Armenia,’ he added.