RECONCILIATION WITH ARMENIA – TROUBLE FOR TURKEY: BAYKAL
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March 29 2010
Armenia
Leader of the largest oppositional Republican People’s Party Deniz
Baykal again condemned authorities for initiating Kurdish issue
resolution and reconciliation with Armenia.
According to Turkish Zaman, Baykal emphasized it is incorrect to give
ethnical assessment to current issues adding that normalization with
Armenia is an incorrect move. "Yes, we are not enemies and know the
history’s tragedies, but do not cherish the hostilities. We were among
the states that recognized Armenia’s independence first. However after
Armenia occupied Karabakh, we blocked the border. And now, saying we
will reconcile with Armenia, we signed against Azerbaijan. And they
increased gas price, that is we paid for all this. These steps were
wrong of us, Kurdish issue resolution and relations’ normalization
with Armenia turned for us into trouble, putting Turkey a strain.
Deniz Baykal’s party constantly urges Turkish authorities to recall
Armenia-Turkey Protocols from the Parliament, presenting a statement
condemning the Protocols’ discussions.