ARMENIA’S REFUSAL FROM DEMANDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE GENOCIDE BY TURKEY WILL NOT CHANGE ANYTHING
PanARMENIAN.Net
09.01.2007 15:04 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The issue to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide does
not hinder the establishment of Armenian-Turkish relations, said
Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian to a press conference in
Yerevan. In his words, Armenia’s refusal from demands to acknowledge
the Armenian Genocide by Turkey will not change anything. "The
main obstacle for normalizing the relations with Turkey and opening
the borders is the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and not the Armenian
Genocide," Oskanian stressed. As to a possible adoption of a resolution
on the Genocide in US Congress, the RA Foreign Minister, responding
to the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist question, stated," Let’s hope,
the time will show."
The foreign minister also stressed that Turkey puts forward a number
of preconditions in front of Armenia, whereas Yerevan is ready for
dialog without preconditions. "Armenia repeatedly offered to discuss
the issue between the states and solve the disagreements. But Turkey
with Azerbaijan continues the policy of isolating Armenia from regional
projects by non-constructive ways. Basically the Armenian-Turkish
relations are restricted with meetings in international organizations
like UNESCO, EU and the like." Oskanian stressed.
He also underlined that Turkey continues to discuss the Armenian
Genocide issue both on political and public levels. "The problem
reached its high point when France adopted the bill of criminal
punishment for denying the Armenian Genocide," Oskanian said. He
also underscored that basically the Armenian-Turkish relations are
of non-governmental character.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
