Khachik Ter-Ghukasyan: Armenian-Turkish border will
remain closed unless Armenia stops endeavors for
Genocide recognition
05.12.2007 12:50 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ `Turkish public opinion and the
Azeri factor prevent Turkey from opening the border
while recognition of the Armenian Genocide may
undermine legitimacy of the Kemalist state,’ Professor
of international relations and politics at the
San-Andres University of Buenos Aires, Khachik
Ter-Ghukasyan said in an interview with
PanARMENIAN.Net.
`The matter is not economy but mere politics. Armenia
is too small to seek for product market in Turkey
while Turkish goods can kill Armenia’s economy.
However, there is the European Union which demands
open borders. It’s noteworthy that the EU prefers the
AKP to Kemalists. Nevertheless, the Armenian-Turkish
border will remain closed unless Armenia stops
endeavors for the Genocide recognition,’ he said.