RICHARD GIRAGOSIAN: ARMENIA IS IN A RATHER STRONG POSITION
Nvard Davtyan
"Radiolur"
24.02.2010 16:25
The discussions of the Armenian Genocide Resolution in the US
Congress are not related to the issue of Genocide itself, Director
of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies Richard
Giragosian told a press conference today.
In reality, the issue is related to Washington-Ankara relations, and
we must draw benefits from it. According to the analyst, Europeans,
Russians and Americans are united on issues of the region, particularly
the Armenian-Turkish relations. All expectations are connected with
Turkey now. "If Turkey misses this opportunity, it will have to pay
a price for it.’
However, if Americans, Russians and Europeans pressure Turkey,
Turkey may go in a wrong direction and become stubborn and angry,
and there is a danger that Turkey may hurt itself.
"We see a revolution in Turkey today, a revolution in terms of the
future of Turkey: whether its East or West, weather it’s Islamist or
more secular. We don’t know what kind of neighbor Turkey will become in
the future. There is a real danger that it may become more dangerous,"
Richard Giragosian said.
"In terms of Turkish-Armenian relations in the future, Turkey has
not made a final decision. Turkey has not decided what it wants from
Armenia. But in many ways, I think Armenia is in a strong position,
because there are a lot of mistakes Turkey is making," Giragosian said.
According to the Director of the Armenian Center for National and
International Studies, Armenia has had two specific victories in the
process. "One is the declined and bad relations between Azerbaijan and
Turkey. The second is the removing Karabakh from the protocols. This
is very important and Armenia should never allow Turkey or anyone
else to try to reconnect the two issues," he said.