Opening of Armenian-Turkish border will play into Ankara's hands

PanARMENIAN.Net - RA ex-Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan's book presentation was held in Yerevan.

"The Unfinished Decade" features Vardan Oskanyan's speeches as RA Minister of Affairs. "The book is the report I submit to modern Armenian history. My second book of memoirs will be more analytical. Still there are some things which mustn't be written at all or told about too early."



The ex-Foreign Minister noted that Armenian foreign policy has to be corrected, specifically in the sphere of Armenian-Turkish relations.



''I support opening of Armenian-Turkish borders and believe that positive aspects prevail over negative ones. Still I'm concerned about the abundance of controversial statements on the issue. On one hand, Turkish President speaks about the impossibility to normalize relations without NKR conflict settlement, and on the other, Armenia declares about certain progress in negotiations. It's great that negotiations between the parties became more open. But we mustn't forget that it's Turkey who'll benefit from opening of Armenian-Turkish border. The country has a number of issues: EU, Kurds, the Armenian Genocide recognition, internal policy issues. So, opening of Armenian-Turkish border will play into Ankara's hands,'' Oskanyan said.