Ankara gains no profit from suspending the dialogue with YerevanAugust 25, 2009 - 17:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Suspension of the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation contradict to the interests of Turkey itself, Karen Bekaryan , chairman of the "European Integration" NGO told journalists in Yerevan. According to him, "If Turkey wants to become a regional power, it must understand that it will be impossible as long as it is in a bad relationship with its neighboring countries. Besides, Turkey faces today much more difficult problems than the issue of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations, particularly the Cyprus problem, the Kurdish problem. All these issues affect its EU accession, " the Armenian expert said. In this context, according to Karen Bekaryan, Turkey implements a policy simulation not in respect to the Armenian-Turkish process, but rather to the process of European integration of the country. "Ankara is trying in every possible way to show the EU that it has made progress in several issues, and if at the moment this progress is not observed in Cyprus or the Kurdish processes, then it must be notable in the Armenian-Turkish relations," Karen Bekaryan said. Mr. Bekaryan stressed he fact that over the last years, the Turkish authorities have not taken any steps to help the Turkish society become more tolerant towards Armenia. Despite Ankara's simulation policy, the Armenian expert still believes that it is necessary to establish relations with Turkey. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |