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    TURKEY REALIZES IT CAN PLAY CRUCIAL ROLE: SEMNEBY

    news.am
    Nov 2 2009
    Armenia

    The current situation in Armenia-Turkey relations as it is cannot take
    forever, as everyone should adapt to the normalization prospects,
    border opening and etc., EU Special Representative for the South
    Caucasus Peter Semneby told Russian Vremya Novostey daily. According
    to him, certain dynamics in solution to the territorial conflicts
    and Armenian-Turkish relations after August 2008 war in Georgia
    is registered.

    As for Russia's interest in Armenia-Turkey reconciliation, Semneby
    said that "this country started to take steps demonstrating it expects
    changes in the Caucasus long ago." In addition, all current investments
    in Armenian infrastructure by Russia will get payback only in case
    Armenia-Turkey border opens.

    Asked whether present progress in relations' normalization is the
    achievement of Armenian diplomacy, Semneby replied: "The impetus to
    reconciliation was given not only by Armenia." Though the interest
    of Armenian side is "irrefutable," Turkey realizes that "can play
    crucial role in the region only if this issue is defused". After all,
    conflict with Armenia "restricted to a large extent chances of Turkey
    in South Caucasus."

    Semneby also touched upon Karabakh issue and endeavors to link the
    two regional issues' settlement, stating similar attempts might
    reverse both processes: "It is easy get involved in the situation,
    when chances to normalize relations are re-blocked." However, the
    official considers that probably the developments in one of the
    conflicts will affect the whole tone and "we should assist their
    positive interaction as far as possible."
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