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    ANALYSTS CONSIDER TURKEY PM'S CONDOLENCES TO ARMENIANS TO BE POLITICAL PLOY VOA

    May 01, 2014 | 01:34

    Even though Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan's message--in which
    he extended condolences to the relatives of the Armenian Genocide
    victims--has had an unprecedented conciliatory tone, this move is the
    part of a broader strategy, Carnegie Institute researcher, analyst
    Sinan Ulgen said, the Voice of America (VOA) wrote.

    "This was a plan which was prepared by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign
    Affairs. It is a part of Turkey's strategy to change the perceptions
    about that country on the Armenian issue," Ulgen stated.

    Istanbul-based journalist Cengiz Aktar noted that since the
    presidential election in Turkey is drawing near, there are some limits
    in terms of how far Erdogan can go in the Armenian issue.

    http://news.am/eng/news/206996.html

    "[But] Erdogan cannot go farther than that, and it will not affect
    Armenia-Turkey relations," Aktar argued.

    Ulgen, on the other hand, considers that Erdogan already has achieved
    a significant diplomatic success.

    "Given the very positive reaction to this statement, it helped to
    improve the [Turkish] government's and PM's image at a time when a
    lot of criticisms are made on the conduct of the government," Sinan
    Ulgen concluded.

    http://news.am/eng/news/206996.html




    From: A. Papazian
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