ACCORDING TO BH REPRESENTATIVE, ARMENIA SHOULD NEVER RENOUNCE DEMAND OF RECOGNITION OF GENOCIDE FOR NORMALIZATION OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS
Noyan Tapan
Apr 10, 2009
YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Turkey’s political thought has
been divided into two parts in the issue of normalization of
Armenian-Turkish relations, Bargavach Hayastan (Prosperous Armenia)
NA faction Secretary Aram Safarian said at the April 10 press
conference. In his words, Turkish conservative-nationalist forces
connect relations with Armenia with well-known preconditions,
renouncing the demand of recognition of the Armenian Genocide,
renouncing Karabakh, etc. And other forces in the Turkish ruling elite
consider that though the Armenians will never renounce the demand
of recognition of the Genocide, they should conduct a dialogue with
Armenia. In A. Safarian’s opinion, the very two approaches are the
reason that Turkish officials now speak of the necessity to normalize
Armenian-Turkish relations, now remember that the Nagorno Karabakh
problem will hinder the normalization.
As A. Safarian stressed it, Armenia from the very start declared
its being for establishment of relations with Turkey without
preconditions. "Now as a political figure I declare that no political
force in Armenia should renounce the demand of recognition of the
Armenian Genocide under the guise of improving Armenian-Turkish
contacts. Renouncing will cause many problems for us and will endanger
the Armenia-Diaspora relations," A. Safarian said.
He expressed the hope that the Armenian authorities also understand it.
Touching upon the opening of Armenian-Turkish border, the BH
representative said that the authorities should prepare state
government forces, the Police, national security, and others, adapt
their work to the conditions that will be formed as a result of opening
the border. According to A. Safarian’s prediction, after opening the
border the flow of Turkish citizens to Armenia will increase.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
