RICHARD GIRAGOSIAN: TURKEY CANNOT BRING KARABAKH ISSUE BACK TO THE AGENDA OF ITS RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA ANY MORE
ArmInfo
2009-11-05 15:59:00
ArmInfo. The Karabakh conflict is not included in the Armenian-Turkish
protocols. This is very important and it means that Turkey will not
bring it back to the agenda any more, Richard Giragosian, director of
the Armenian Center for National and International Studies ( ACNIS),
said at a seminar in Yerevan.
He said that even U.S. officials admit that Nagorny Karabakh issue is
the second track of diplomacy between the two parties which moves much
slower and there is less optimism about possible breakthrough for the
nearest future. He said that Nagorny Karabakh conflict is naturally
related to the Armenian-Turkish relations. However, he thinks that
this issue is no longer linked to these relations directly and can no
longer be a precondition to the Armenian-Turkish diplomacy. This issue
must not be brought back on the agenda any more, R. Giragosian said.