Sinan Ogan: Turkish-Armenian Relations Have Long And Deep-Rooted His

SINAN OGAN: TURKISH-ARMENIAN RELATIONS HAVE LONG AND DEEP-ROOTED HISTORY

PanARMENIAN.Net
11.11.2008 15:04 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish-Armenian relations have long and deep-rooted
history, said Sinan Ogan, Chair of the Turkish Center for International
Relations and Strategic Analysis.

"The question is which aspects of these relations should be considered
today. Should we cover all dimensions of Turkish-Armenian relations
or should we restrict ourselves to discussion of the events of
1915. If we seek answers for current problems in history and take it
for a starting point, there would be no future for Turkish-Armenian
relations.There were a lot problems and wars among different societies
in history. As of today, we can see that all these countries have
peaceful relations. For instance, The Russian Federation and Germany
which used to be enemies 60 years ago, today are very close allies,"
he said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.

"Why haven’t Turkey and Armenia become friends? No one should forget
that only historians are to decide who was right or wrong. Resting on
their assessments, we could change the world. Therefore, the future
of Turkish-Armenian relations can be very bright or very dark at the
same time. The most important thing is how much we want peace and
good relations," he said.

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