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    ARMENIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS THE CLOSED ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDERS IS A SEPARATING LINE, THE LAST CLOSED BORDER OF EUROPE AND CANNOT LAST LONG

    ARMENPRESS
    Nov 24, 2009

    YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS: In the quickly changing world
    everyone wishes new relations which are not build on separating lines.

    The closed Armenian-Turkish borders is a separating line, is the last
    closed border of Europe and cannot last long, Armenian deputy foreign
    minister Shavarsh Kocharyan said in an interview to Armenpress.

    According to him, the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations is
    of those exclusive issues over which there is no conflict of interests
    of the big states. It may be testified not only with the statements of
    the three power centers - USA, Russia, EU but other states as well. "We
    may say that besides Azerbaijan, all the states even if they have not
    expressed positively their viewpoint, have adopted neutral position,"
    the deputy minister said.

    "Many think that this contradicts to the interests of Iran: I do
    not think that it is so: the better is the region predictable the
    better will be for Iran. The programs we have with Iran must get new
    impetus. There is one issue here - the region has become a hostage of
    Azerbaijan's caprice connected with the variety of communication and
    economic programs as Azerbaijan does not have foreign policy but it
    has inner propaganda which has become an outside one being dictated to
    the whole region. The goal is one to isolate, blockade Armenia, loosen
    Nagorno Karabakh Republic, oblige such a solution which is favorable
    for Azerbaijan, and Turkey is involved in it. The circumstance that
    Turkey started this process irrespective of further developments,
    witnesses that Turkey understood that such approach has no prospect
    and it will lose more from it, it remains Azerbaijan to understand
    it," Shavarsh Kocharyan pointed out. From that point of view everyone
    understood that the region must not be an explosion hazard circle which
    threatens the general stability but a stable developing territory.

    "Understanding both our interests and Turkey's strive we must go to
    it with dignity. Two points are unequivocal - we will not let linking
    Armenian-Turkish relations with Karabakh conflict issue and will never
    let put the fact of Genocide under doubt," the deputy minister said.

    Referring to speculations, as if the normalization of Armenian-Turkish
    relations is artificially being dragged by Turkey, Shavarsh Kocharyan
    said that at this moment it is early to speak about dragging. The
    coming two-three months will show in what direction the developments
    will go. He said the reasonable timeframe is decided by the parties,
    mediators and international community. To speak about the artificial
    slowing down of the process is early as all the necessary inner-state
    procedures have been applied. The protocols are presented to the
    parliament of Turkey for the discussion of the foreign relations
    commission. The commission must present the conclusion in midst
    of December. In Armenia too the inner state procedures have
    started. Armenian Constitutional Court must examine the relevance
    of the documents to the Armenian Constitution. It is logical to
    wait that this step be undertaken by Turkey as twice this country
    tried to step back from its commitments. "First time it was in early
    April as during that time the political consultations were to take
    place but were postponed till September. Turkey stepped back from its
    commitments, which was obvious for all the mediators. With its second
    step Turkey essentially "impoverished" the signing ceremony in Zurich
    as the intended speeches were not voiced. The Turkish foreign minister
    tried to make such comments in his speech which contradicted both the
    arrangements and spirit and goals of the protocols. After these two
    precedents it is very natural that both Armenia and the international
    community will consider it logical that the first notable step must
    be made by Turkey," the deputy foreign minister said.
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