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    ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS, ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE OF ARMENIAN DIPLOMACY?

    news.am
    Sept 1 2010
    Armenia

    A year after the Armenian-Turkish Protocols were initialed, we can
    assert that the documents positively affected the Armenian and Turkish
    societies, Turkish studies expert Artak Shakaryan told NEWS.am.

    According to him, one of the positive points is that demands of
    the Armenian side turned theory into practice. "Earlier, we have
    demanded border opening in theory, we thought that could establish
    dialogue with Turkish people, but after the protocols were signed it
    became clear that we are not ready either for border opening or for
    establishing relations with Turks. It was revealed that Turks are
    not ready to apologize to Armenians as well. We just got to know
    each other better," the expert said. He also noted that next time
    when new Armenian-Turkish process is launched the sides will be more
    ready for it and draft more efficient documents.

    Shakaryan does not share opinion of the experts and politicians
    who consider the Armenian-Turkish process a failure of the Armenian
    democracy. "On the contrary, we showed that can display initiative,
    the process had to be launched sooner or later," he added.

    In his turn, Manvel Sargsyan, an expert of the Armenian Center for
    National and International Studies, stressed the Armenian-Turkish
    process has many negative consequences. First, dubious documents
    led to Ankara's intensified efforts to interfere with the Karabakh
    conflict. According to him, the process also accelerated establishment
    of Turkish-Azerbaijani tandem. The positive point is Armenians once
    again revealed Turk's true face, Sargsyan noted.

    The Armenian-Turkish Protocols were initialed on August 31, 2009 to
    be signed on October 10 in Zurich. However, the documents have not
    been ratified by the Armenian and Turkish parliaments because of
    Ankara's constant preconditions.




    From: A. Papazian
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