ARMENIA WANTS TO ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AND OPEN BORDERS WITH TURKEY
AzerTag, Azerbaijan
Dec 25 2006
Turkey has received offers from the government of Armenia which has
remained outside of the important projects, carried out in region,
on establishment of diplomatic relations and opening of borders,
correspondent of AzerTAc to Turkey reported.
In the letter of Minister of Defense of Armenia Serzh Sarkisyan,
published in magazine "The Wall Street Journal", it is stated: "We
intend to establish with Turkey diplomatic relations, not putting
forward the basic condition of genocide". Noting, that "we wish to
look forward", the Armenian minister expresses hope that discussions
carried out by Turkey with the European Union give reason for that.
At the same time, marking, that to keep in the agenda of so-called
"genocide" is necessary from the point of view of memory of the past
and prevention of similar crimes against humanity. Serzh Sarkisyan
also marks: "In case Turkey will open the borders, Armenia from the
geo-politic point of view becomes closer to the Europe, and we do
not wish to remain forever enemies with Turkey".
Political analysts of Turkey mark, that the Armenian lobby functioning
in America and Europe is behind this offer, and the basic purpose of
it consists that Armenians wish the railway Kars-Akhalakalaki-Gumru to
function. The Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Baku railway, the construction
of which will begin in the spring of 2007, has caused serious concern
in Armenia.
Turkish politicians mark, that discussion of the given offers is
possible only after execution of the conditions of Ankara, that
is, when will be put an end to the aggression of Armenia against
Azerbaijan, to territorial claims to Turkey and propagation of
so-called "genocide".