Today, Azerbaijan
March 27 2010
Retired Turkish ambassador: Text of Turkey-Armenia protocols is wrong
from start to finish
27 March 2010 [12:05] – Today.Az
The former head of the Caucasus Department at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Turkey, retired ambassador Candan Azer commented on plans
of the Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu to meet with the Armenian Diaspora.
Azer said before establishing ties with the Diaspora one should think
how the diaspora will act.
"In 1945, when Stalin demanded land from Turkey, people from the
Diaspora were also invited to the election of the Catholicos of
Echmiadzin. The ties between the Armenians and the Diaspora Armenians
in Armenia strengthened since then. This is unavoidable because the
only reason for their existence is hostile attitude to the Turks,’
Azer said.
`Would you cut the branch on which you sit? How one can expect such a
move from the Armenians? On the contrary, such a meeting would give
them an opportunity for propaganda. They will argue that the events of
1915 were genocide and demand to return the `occupied’ lands to
compensate the victims’ families, etc … That is, it may not lead to
anything but the propaganda by the Diaspora.’
Azeri noted that the work started with errors will go wrong path.
`First, the decision on mediation of countries in the discussions was
wrong. Secondly, it was wrong to charge Switzerland with a task of
mediator, because Switzerland arrests those who say that the Armenian
Genocide did not happen. And the text of protocols is wrong from start
to finish,’ Azer added.
`Once the borders are opened, Armenia will survive starvation. And
then Armenia will be interested in nothing. Goods will be delivered
from Europe to Armenia via Turkey. And the commission of historians
will not meet, and no other work will be undertaken.’
However, the parliament, where AKP holds majority, will not vote for
the protocols because there are people in AKP who understand that the
protocols are mistake, the former Turkish diplomat said.
/APA/
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
