Turkey too dependent on U.S. to take harsh measuresOctober 12, 2007 - 14:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The steps will be the same as in case with France and Poland when these countries recognized the Armenian Genocide. There will be condemning statements which, however, will never result in complete severance of diplomatic relations. Even after the recent parliamentary elections, Turkey sees itself as a part of Euro-Atlantic but not Near-Eastern region," he said."Turkey is being pressed in all directions - from the Kurdish problem to democratization of the society. The Armenian Genocide resolution adopted by the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee is an important tool in this process," Dr Iskandaryan said. Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Partner news |