Galust Sahakyan: Turkey has bloody history
Armenia's relations with the other countries can be assessed as positive but we still have a great deal of work to do, according to Galust Sahakyan, the head of RPA parliamentary group.
"Armenian people should first of all get rid of the fear syndrome. Turkish Prime Minister's threat to expel 100 thousand illegal Armenian immigrants from the country aroused a wave of indignation and the Armenian leadership gave a worthy response," Mr. Sahakyan told reporters in Yerevan.
"Erdogan lies when says that Turkey has a history bright like the sun. Turkey has bloody history. Acknowledging the Armenian Genocide, Ankara will wash away the blood," he emphasized.
Mr. Sahakyan also said that normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations is by no means linked to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict resolution. "Armenia will never agree to haggle. Establishment of diplomatic relations has nothing to do with any other process," he said.
Asked whether he believes that US President will use the term Genocide in his April 24 address, he said, "This is a commemoration day and we should not focus on what Barack Obama would say. Anyway, he will not betray his country's interests."
As to Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Mr. Sahakyan said it should be resolved by one package. At that, he emphasized that Karabakh will never be a part of Azerbaijan.
"Armenian people should first of all get rid of the fear syndrome. Turkish Prime Minister's threat to expel 100 thousand illegal Armenian immigrants from the country aroused a wave of indignation and the Armenian leadership gave a worthy response," Mr. Sahakyan told reporters in Yerevan.
"Erdogan lies when says that Turkey has a history bright like the sun. Turkey has bloody history. Acknowledging the Armenian Genocide, Ankara will wash away the blood," he emphasized.
Mr. Sahakyan also said that normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations is by no means linked to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict resolution. "Armenia will never agree to haggle. Establishment of diplomatic relations has nothing to do with any other process," he said.
Asked whether he believes that US President will use the term Genocide in his April 24 address, he said, "This is a commemoration day and we should not focus on what Barack Obama would say. Anyway, he will not betray his country's interests."
As to Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Mr. Sahakyan said it should be resolved by one package. At that, he emphasized that Karabakh will never be a part of Azerbaijan.
