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    TURKEY EXPRESSED ITS WILLINGNESS TO RE-CLOSE THE STILL CLOSED ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER

    news.am
    Nov 30 2010
    Armenia

    "Just 10 years ago the Armenian question was a taboo in Turkey,
    but now our public freely discuses it. The events in the early 20th
    century were denied before, and now Turkey does not deny that Armenians
    suffered tragic events." stated the Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmed
    Davutoglu in Washington, Voice of America reports.

    According to him, to normalize relations with Armenia, Turkey has taken
    another step - signing of the protocols- and problems between the two
    countries in general did not occur because of Turks and Armenians. The
    cause of the Armenian Genocide he blamed on intensification of
    nationalist movements in the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

    "1915 is an important date for the Armenians, but we must also remember
    that in the same year, about 250,000 Turks were killed in just one
    battle, and among them was my grandfather. If there were mistakes,
    they should be named. We must remember that we are talking about
    the historic period, when there was no law and order in Turkey",
    said Davutoglu.

    Answering the question whether there are any other reasons for
    not ratifying the Armenian-Turkish protocols, except the upcoming
    parliamentary elections in Turkey and the Karabakh problem, Davutoglu
    said: "Unfortunately, the Constitutional Court of Armenia made a
    decision to exclude the establishment of a commission of historians
    that was important for Turkey."

    >>From the perspective of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, the
    Armenian-Turkish protocols pursued a goal of normalizing relations
    between Armenia and Turkey, to achieve better relations between
    Armenians and Turks all over the world, bringing stability to the
    Caucasus region, in particular, and the resolution of the Karabakh
    conflict.

    Davutoglu stressed once again that without the settlement of the
    Karabakh problem there will not be any progress in the ratification of
    the Protocols. "Even if the Armenian-Turkish protocols are ratified
    without an agreement between the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides,
    in case of aggravation of the situation Turkey will once again close
    the border".




    From: A. Papazian
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