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    ARTAK SHAKARYAN: ANKARA SEEKS TO KEEP ARMENIA-TURKEY PROCESS HALF ALIVE

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    31.03.2010 16:31 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Should Armenia-Turkey rapprochement process fail,
    recommencing it will be possible in 5-6 years only, according to
    expert Artak Shakaryan.

    As he told a news conference in Yerevan, failure of the process will
    deteriorate bilateral relations, making the situation even worse that
    it was before the signing of Protocols.

    Ankara will undertake further steps to drag out the dialogue, being
    more interested in the process than in the result. "Ankara seeks to
    keep the Armenia-Turkey process half alive. Still, ratifying at least
    one of the protocols would be a smart move. Turkey could do so if
    only to demonstrate its intention to continue the process," he said,
    adding that, obviously, Turkey participates in rapprochement process
    while under pressure.

    "The outcome of the process mostly depends on the oncoming visit of
    Armenian President to Washington in April, where he'll participate
    in global nuclear security summit," the expert noted.

    At the same time, Mr. Shakaryan stated that the failure of
    Armenia-Turkey reconciliation will not affect Turkey's bid for EU
    membership. "Ankara has too many problems for a closed Armenia-Turkey
    border to affect its image," he said.

    The Protocols aimed at normalization of bilateral ties and opening of
    the border between Armenia and Turkey were signed in Zurich by Armenian
    Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet
    Davutoglu on October 10, 2009, after a series of diplomatic talks
    held through Swiss mediation. On January 12, 2010, the Constitutional
    Court of the Republic of Armenia found the protocols conformable to
    the country's Organic Law.
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