Armenian-Turkish process to be stopped only by power shift

PanARMENIAN.Net - The process of Armenian-Turkish rapprochement has entered a decisive stage, steadily moving forward to final solution. That's to say, Armenian and Turkish Parliaments are very likely to ratify the documents," Director of Analytical Research Center Ruben Hakobyan told a news conference in Yerevan.



Pro-opposition forces, in his view, were not only unable to resist the process, but also contributed to it. "The chief pro-opposition force - Armenian National Congress (ANC) - has taken a time out at such decisive stage, whereas the statements of ARF-Dashnaktsutyun do not comply with authorities' policy."



Expert believes that Dashnaktsutyun's demands for Foreign Minister's resignation or plans to exert pressures on Parliament are not serious since neither of the two bodies are independent and decisive factors in Armenia's political life.



Hakobyan also finds that current Armenian-Turkish normalization process can be stopped only by power shift, and that can be achieved only in case both pro-opposition blocs (ANC and ARFD) become united, leaving aside all their controversies.