Armenian authorities' football diplomacy is dangerous to themselves

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian authorities make rough foreign policy mistakes, especially in Armenian-Turkish relations' normalization process, Ararat Strategic Center Manager, Armen Ayvazyan told at the conference entitled "Armenian-Turkish conflict: Current issues".



''Official Yerevan doesn't perceive Turkey as a hostile country aiming to destroy Armenia. We repeatedly warned RA authorities about football diplomacy's dangers to Armenia, yet received no proper attention,'' said the Armenian expert, adding that it was time RA Government reckoned with the opinions of Armenian intelligence representatives.

Armen Ayvazyan stressed that official Yerevan has to reconsider its position toward Ankara, which continues to set preconditions.



''Armenian authorities conceal the details of their negotiations with Turkey. It's most distressing that our only chance to learn negotiation particulars is through Turkish and European media only,'' the expert said.

According to him, immediate normalization of Turkish-Armenian ties does not seem feasible today and any attempts at doing so could harm Armenia.