09.01.2007 15:04 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The issue to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide does not hinder the establishment of Armenian-Turkish relations, said Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian to a press conference in Yerevan. In his words, Armenia’s refusal from demands to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide by Turkey will not change anything. “The main obstacle for normalizing the relations with Turkey and opening the borders is the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and not the Armenian Genocide,” Oskanian stressed. As to a possible adoption of a resolution on the Genocide in US Congress, the RA Foreign Minister, responding to the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist question, stated,” Let’s hope, the time will show.”
The foreign minister also stressed that Turkey puts forward a number of preconditions in front of Armenia, whereas Yerevan is ready for dialog without preconditions. “Armenia repeatedly offered to discuss the issue between the states and solve the disagreements. But Turkey with Azerbaijan continues the policy of isolating Armenia from regional projects by non-constructive ways. Basically the Armenian-Turkish relations are restricted with meetings in international organizations like UNESCO, EU and the like.” Oskanian stressed.
He also underlined that Turkey continues to discuss the Armenian Genocide issue both on political and public levels. “The problem reached its high point when France adopted the bill of criminal punishment for denying the Armenian Genocide,” Oskanian said. He also underscored that basically the Armenian-Turkish relations are of non-governmental character.
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