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    ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER TO OPEN SOONER THAN SETTLEMENT OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT: AMERICAN ANALYST

    Tert
    Nov 24 2009
    Armenia

    The Armenian-Turkish border will most likely open sooner than the
    Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be settled, stated American analyst
    Jeffrey Mankoff, who deals in international affairs, in an interview
    with Azerbaijani news source Day.az.

    According to Mankoff, Armenia has an economic interest in opening
    the border. He stated that for the Armenian Diaspora, which doesn't
    directly deal with consequences of Armenia's economic and political
    isolation, it is easy to criticize this arrangement, which doesn't
    settle the Nagorno-Karabakh issue. But for residents of Armenia,
    the benefit from that step is indisputable. For its part, Turkey,
    in opening the border, may increase Ankara's weight in the region,
    including in its negotiations with the European Union.

    According to the American analyst, the only way which Armenia
    and Turkey can reach at least a limited deal is by putting the
    Nagorno-Karabakh issue aside.

    Taking into consideration the pressure, which the Armenian government
    was experiencing, it's unlikely that Yerevan will make any concessions
    in the Nagorno-Karabakh issue. Turkey, too, must retain some leverage
    with Azerbaijan, who is concerned about Armenian-Turkish relations. It
    will take time to analyze these Protocols and to discuss their
    perspectives in Armenia's and Turkey's parliaments. And registering
    progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, which is more complicated by
    its very nature, will take more time, the analyst concluded.
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