Armenian-Turkish road map lacks clear-cut principles, Armenia’s foreign minister says
30.04.2009,
21:25
The Armenian-Turkish road map lacks clear-cut provisions and principles, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan said.
YEREVAN, April 30. /ARKA/. The Armenian-Turkish road map lacks clear-cut provisions and principles, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan said.
The Armenian and Turkish foreign ministries, with the mediation of Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, agreed on a road map on April 22 to normalize their relations.
“The road map will temporarily guide the two countries on how to make effective agreements reached. It has no definite principles and provisions,” the RA Foreing Ministry’s press service quoted Nalbandyan.
The minister believes possible agreements between Armenia and Turkey will contain definite principles and regulations.
Nalbandyan stressed that international community hails the road map.
“If we lived in Soviet times, we would say the progressive humanity welcomed Armenia’s steps. We can definitely say that the USA, EU and Russia, as well as Switzerland that served as mediator between the two countries, back these actions,” Nalbandyan said.
According to him, all the countries expect for Azerbaijan hail the process. “I think it is a wrong approach, since the improvement of Armenian-Turkish relations can contribute to the situation in the South Caucasus, with Azerbaijan being part of this region,” the minister added.
He shared the view that Armenia is making strides in establishing relations with Turkey, taking into consideration the aftermath of the South Ossetian conflict and the impact of the global economic crisis on the country.
“The Armenian president stifled the initiative several months before the conflict in the South Ossetia broke out. In the past eight years, Armenia recorded a two-digit economic growth,” Nalbandyan said, adding Armenia fully realizes the necessity of establishing tile with Turkey. –0--
The Armenian and Turkish foreign ministries, with the mediation of Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, agreed on a road map on April 22 to normalize their relations.
“The road map will temporarily guide the two countries on how to make effective agreements reached. It has no definite principles and provisions,” the RA Foreing Ministry’s press service quoted Nalbandyan.
The minister believes possible agreements between Armenia and Turkey will contain definite principles and regulations.
Nalbandyan stressed that international community hails the road map.
“If we lived in Soviet times, we would say the progressive humanity welcomed Armenia’s steps. We can definitely say that the USA, EU and Russia, as well as Switzerland that served as mediator between the two countries, back these actions,” Nalbandyan said.
According to him, all the countries expect for Azerbaijan hail the process. “I think it is a wrong approach, since the improvement of Armenian-Turkish relations can contribute to the situation in the South Caucasus, with Azerbaijan being part of this region,” the minister added.
He shared the view that Armenia is making strides in establishing relations with Turkey, taking into consideration the aftermath of the South Ossetian conflict and the impact of the global economic crisis on the country.
“The Armenian president stifled the initiative several months before the conflict in the South Ossetia broke out. In the past eight years, Armenia recorded a two-digit economic growth,” Nalbandyan said, adding Armenia fully realizes the necessity of establishing tile with Turkey. –0--
