Alexander Iskandaryan: Armenia-Turkey reconciliation plan likely to workFebruary 20, 2009 - 16:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The visit of the Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Armenia, his reciprocal invitation and, finally, the apology campaign launched by Turkish intellectuals is a reality proving that the Armenian-Turkish relations have considerable changed, an Armenian expert said. "Some five years ago no one could imagine progress is possible in the Armenian-Turkish relations," Alexander Iskandaryan, director of Caucasus Institute, told journalists today. "The question is whether Yerevan and Ankara achieve success. I believe, the reconciliation plan will work," he said. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |