September 3, 2005 - 08:52 AMT
TURKEY AND ARMENIA SHOULD SIT AT BARGAINING TABLE WITHOUT ESCAPING FROM THEIR PAST
"Turkey and Armenia should not put obstacles for cooperation, but should sit at bargaining table without escaping from their past and constantly moving forward via dialogue," stated Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia Artur Baghdassaryan at a meting with experts at US Center for International Strategic Studies. "There is nothing bad about the neighboring country becoming a EU member," the Armenian Speaker answered to a question on Turkey's possible accession to the EU. "I see the future of the region in the enlarged European Union," Baghdassaryan stated. At that he noted that "The Armenian Genocide cannot be consigned to oblivion." The Speaker again reminded that in its time the Holocaust was not prevented also due to the international community not recognizing and condemned the Armenian Genocide. It should be noted that A. Baghdassaryan left for the US on an official call August 31. The head of the Armenian Parliament will take part in the world forum of speakers and will meet with representatives of the US executive, reported IA Regnum.