Smolin Says Turkey Not To Get Involved In Nagorno-Karabakh Process

SMOLIN SAYS TURKEY NOT TO GET INVOLVED IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH PROCESS

Panorama.am
17:54 26/04/2010

Armenian-Turkish normalization process is "dead", said the head
of foreign department in Russia’s Institute for Strategic Studies,
Mikhail Smolin.

"After the Turkish side put forth Nagorno-Karabakh as a precondition,
saying the process depends on Armenia’s stance over the issue, and
actually demanded to hand Karabakh to Azerbaijan, the process was
halted and the President’s TV address proved this," Mikhail Smolin
told Panorama.am.

According to the expert, following the Armenian side’s decision,
"new offers may get on path, and Turkey may attempt to put forth new
conception," however, the Armenian side "will hardly take any moves."

M. Smolin said he expects no progress in Armenia-Turkey deal in the
upcoming future.

When asked whether new offers may arise over Armenia-Turkey
normalization as a result of Russian President Medvedev’s upcoming
visit to Turkey in May, Smolin replied:

"A wide frame of issues will be discussed during the visit, though,
the opening of Armenia-Turkey border may hardly be touched.

Nagorno-Karabakh issue may be discussed, but Turkey will hardly get
an offer to get involved in the process."

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS