YEREVAN POSITIVELY ESTIMATES POSSIBLE MEDIATION OF POLAND IN STANDARDIZATION OF ARMENIA-TURKEY RELATIONS
Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Nov 8 2006
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The Foreign Ministry of Armenia
positively estimates the readiness of Poland to present itself as
mediator in the affair of standardization of the relations between
Armenia and Turkey. Foreign Minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanian
informed journalists about it on November 7, commenting upon the
statement made by Bogdan Borusevich, the Senate Marshal of Poland,
about his country’s readiness to become a mediator in that affair.
In V.Oskanian’s words, the Polish side’s proposal was presented to
the Foreign Ministry of Armenia two months ago, and just then the
Armenian side gave beforehand a positive response, but no reaction
followed from the Turkish side. "At present contacts are not end in
itself for Armenia, the result is important for us. If Armenia takes
a step forward, there must be confidence that it will bear fruit.
Otherwise, we’ll clash with the next disappointment which may entail
worsening of the situation," the Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Armenia stated.
At the same time, as V.Oskanian stated at the Parliament on the same
day, because of shortage of resources, year by year it becomes more
and more difficult for Armenia to compete with Turkey and Azerbaijan
in propaganda of its position on issues like Nagorno Karabakh one
or relations with Ankara. In his words, those countries year by year
increase resources for propaganda addressed against Armenia: millions
of dollars are spent on it. Mentioning that Armenia is not able to
give such resources, V.Oskanian considers necessary attraction of
foreign capital.