Political analyst Levon Shirinyan said that the statement by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu that the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border is not sufficient for Turkey proves that it wants to govern processes in the region. Turkey persistently wants to be involved in regional processes and govern them, Shirinyan said during a joint press conference with Turkologist Artak Shakaryan in Yerevan.

In his turn, Shakaryan noted that the statement of the Turkish Foreign Minister is not new; it is just a reformulation of previous statements. "In Turkey's opinion, the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border is senseless without the opening of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border," the Armenian expert said, adding that it does not matter for Turkey which border is opened first, it is important that the processes develop and complete relatively simultaneously. "The Armenian-Turkish relations will not reach a high level unless Ankara changes its stance and the issue of the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations is settled," Shakaryan stressed.